(6091) Mitsuru Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 February 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Mitsuru is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMitsuruMitsuru

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mitsuru is 2.02 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6091
Provisional designation1990 DA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.37 km (#11,901 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.305
Rotation period5.85 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.54
Orbital period3.28 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.72 – 2.70 au
Eccentricity0.223
Inclination8.40°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.709 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 28 February 1990

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