(6449) Kudara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1991 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named in memory of Kyoyu Kudara (1894-1964), Japanese astronomer and Buddhist priest. A staff member of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory from 1917 to 1925, he recovered comet 10P/Tempel 2 in 1920 according to his own prediction, and he observed this comet again in 1925. Later he taught positional astronomy and the science of the calendar at Kyoto University. One of the cofounders of the Oriental Astronomical Association, he served as its president from 1959 to 1964. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by I. Hasegawa and T. Sato. Citation by I. Hasegawa.Naming citation (19981005/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kudara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kudara is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6449 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 CL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.67 km (#13,530 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.362 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.35 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 2.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.