(6643) Morikubo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1990 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.
Where Morikubo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morikubo is 3.86 au from the Sun and 4.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6643 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.2 km (#3,650 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.267 |
| Inclination | 2.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 November 1990
More named asteroids discovered by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O.
- (4458) Oizumi
- (4640) Hara
- (5352) Fujita
- (5405) Neverland
- (5473) Yamanashi
- (5489) Oberkochen
- (5687) Yamamotoshinobu
- (6308) Ebisuzaki
- (6395) Hilliard
- (6405) Komiyama
- (6464) Kaburaki
- (6612) Hachioji
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