(6276) Kurohone Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 January 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Kurohone is a small village, with population less than 3000, in the eastern part of Gunma prefecture. It is known for its beautiful parks, clear streams and dark skies.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kurohone is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kurohone is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6276 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.95 km (#7,715 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.180 |
| Rotation period | 6.34 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.88 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0493 |
| Inclination | 1.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by T. Kobayashi
- (4807) Noboru
- (5924) Teruo
- (6275) Kiryu
- (6346) Syukumeguri
- (6414) Mizunuma
- (6418) Hanamigahara
- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
- (6462) Myougi
- (6531) Subashiri
- (6663) Tatebayashi
← (6275) Kiryu · (6277) Siok →