(6462) Myougi Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Also one of the Three Jomo Mountains, Mt. Myougi, 1104 m above sea level and created by volcanic activity, is located at the southwestern part of Gunma prefecture.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Myougi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Myougi is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6462 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AF2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.5 km (#2,024 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0590 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.02 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0573 |
| Inclination | 16.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 January 1994
More named asteroids discovered by T. Kobayashi
- (4807) Noboru
- (5924) Teruo
- (6275) Kiryu
- (6276) Kurohone
- (6346) Syukumeguri
- (6414) Mizunuma
- (6418) Hanamigahara
- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
- (6531) Subashiri
- (6663) Tatebayashi
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