(6832) Kawabata Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in memory of Yasunari Kawabata (1899–1972), Japanese novelist and author of Izu no Odoriko. He was awarded the 1968 Nobel Prize in literature.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kawabata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kawabata is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6832 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 FP |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,172 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.116 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 1.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (6565) Reiji
- (6656) Yokota
- (6734) Benzenberg
- (7293) Kazuyuki
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