(6650) Morimoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1991 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Morimoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morimoto is 2.57 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6650 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.51 km (#7,098 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.452 |
| Rotation period | 13.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 September 1991
- (7703) Jimcooney
- (7824) Lynch
- (9186) Fumikotsukimoto
- (26837) Yoshitakaokazaki
- (43803) Wakakinosakura
- (48461) Sabrinamaricia
- (58184) Masayukiyamamoto
- (58185) Rokkosan