(6246) Komurotoru Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 November 1990 by Fujii, T., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Komurotoru is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Komurotoru is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6246 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.61 km (#9,567 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.285 |
| Rotation period | 3.28 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.294 |
| Inclination | 24.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.797 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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