(6097) Koishikawa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 October 1991 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Koishikawa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKoishikawaKoishikawa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koishikawa is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6097
Provisional designation1991 UK2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.22 km (#10,193 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.448
Rotation period2.86 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.47
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.0928
Inclination6.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 29 October 1991

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