(6905) Miyazaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Isao Miyazaki (b. 1961), amateur astronomer well known for his high-quality visual, photographic and CCD observations of the planets. He has been director of the Jupiter-Saturn Section of the Oriental Astronomical Association (OAA) since 1989. He is a winner of the I. Yamamoto Award (OAA), the W. H. Steavenson Award (British Astronomical Association) and the W. H. Haas Award (Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers). Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by T. Sato and A. Fujii.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miyazaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miyazaki is 3.08 au from the Sun and 4.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6905 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.3 km (#3,619 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.221 |
| Rotation period | 2.74 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.195 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Isao
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