(6499) Michiko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1992 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.
Named in honor of Michiko Hirasawa (b. 1955), wife of the first discoverer. She is manager of Mt. Nyukasa station, where this minor planet was discovered.Naming citation (19980610/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michiko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michiko is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6499 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UV6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.92 km (#5,813 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.293 |
| Rotation period | 6.00 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 October 1992
More named asteroids discovered by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S.
- (6416) Nyukasayama
- (6918) Manaslu
- (7028) Tachikawa
- (7067) Kiyose
- (7353) Kazuya
- (7891) Fuchie
- (7892) Musamurahigashi
- (8100) Nobeyama
- (8200) Souten
- (8530) Korbokkur
- (8551) Daitarabochi
- (8702) Nakanishi
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