(6406) Mikejura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 June 1992 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Michael Jura (1947-2016) was as an American astronomer and UCLA professor whose work on polluted white dwarfs first enabled the measurement of the chemical compositions of extrasolar asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikejura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikejura is 2.21 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6406 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 MJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.06 km (#12,585 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.512 |
| Rotation period | 6.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 8.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.864 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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