(6140) Kubokawa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 January 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Kubokawa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kubokawa is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6140
Provisional designation1992 AT1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.86 km (#9,134 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.246
Absolute magnitude (H)13.6
Orbital period3.56 years
Semi-major axis2.33 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.143
Inclination5.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

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