(6744) Komoda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in memory of Kazuyoshi Komoda (1915-1967), amateur astronomer in Japan. Though handicapped by poliomyelitis, he enthusiastically observed Jupiter from 1944 to 1961. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by T. Sato, I. Hirabayashi and A. Fujii.Naming citation (19980411/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Komoda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Komoda is 2.68 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6744 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 JL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,820 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.339 |
| Rotation period | 3.11 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 6.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.814 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kazuyoshi
All asteroids named after someone called Kazuyoshi
Also discovered on 6 May 1994
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- (4712) Iwaizumi
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