(6995) Minoyama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 January 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Mt. Minoyama, 587 m above sea level, is a mountain at Minano-machi in Saitama prefecture.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Minoyama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Minoyama is 2.91 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6995 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 BZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 125 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 4.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.