(6412) Kaifu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Kaifu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaifu is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6412 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 TL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0474 |
| Inclination | 6.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 October 1993
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- (6413) Iye
- (6981) Chirman
- (7133) Kasahara
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- (8393) Tetsumasakamoto
- (9632) Sudo
- (10561) Shimizumasahiro
- (11087) Yamasakimakoto
- (12362) Mumuryk
- (13582) Tominari
- (15791) Yoshiewatanabe
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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