(6255) Kuma Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1994 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
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Where Kuma is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuma is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6255 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 XT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.0 km (#2,688 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 9.70 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0363 |
| Inclination | 5.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.