(6144) Kondojiro Asteroid
Discovered on 14 March 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
As an amateur astronomer, Jiro Kondo (b. 1951) went to Siberia to observe the Draconid meteor shower in 1972. A professional Egyptologist since 1976, he has excavated a number of archaeological sites. He also studies the history of ancient Egyptian astronomy. He is a professor at Waseda University.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kondojiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kondojiro is 4.06 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6144 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 EQ3 |
| Orbit class | Asteroid |
| Diameter | 32.5 km (#1,253 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 4.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.68 |
| Orbital period | 10.5 years |
| Semi-major axis | 4.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.06 – 6.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.361 |
| Inclination | 5.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Jiro
All asteroids named after someone called Jiro
Also discovered on 14 March 1994
- (6424) Ando
- (6667) Sannaimura
- (8548) Sumizihara
- (16680) Minamitanemachi
- (19246) Megumisasaki
- (22385) Fujimoriboshi