(6931) Kenzaburo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Kenzaburo Ohe (b. 1935), Japanese writer who was awarded the 1994 Nobel Prize in literature. His important works include Sexual human and Football on the first year of Man-en era.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kenzaburo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kenzaburo is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6931 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 VP6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.75 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0941 |
| Inclination | 10.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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