(6721) Minamiawaji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 November 1990 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Minamiawaji is a small city located in southern Awaji island, Japan. Name suggested by S. Nakano.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-04-15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Minamiawaji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minamiawaji is 3.25 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6721 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VY6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.9 km (#3,160 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0870 |
| Rotation period | 21.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.87 |
| Orbital period | 5.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Inclination | 17.0° |
| 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 10 November 1990
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- (5684) Kogo
- (6025) Naotosato
- (6101) Tomoki
- (6245) Ikufumi
- (6269) Kawasaki
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