(6655) Nagahama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 March 1992 by A. Sugie at Dynic.
Birthplace of the discoverer, the city of Nagahama is in the northeastern part of Shiga prefecture, in the vicinity of Lake Biwa. The city occupies an area of approximately 45 square kilometers and is home to about 59~000 people.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nagahama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nagahama is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6655 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 EL1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.2 km (#2,849 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.147 |
| Rotation period | 5.22 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0774 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 March 1992
More named asteroids discovered by A. Sugie
- (3997) Taga
- (4289) Biwako
- (4352) Kyoto
- (4461) Sayama
- (4873) Fukaya
- (4952) Kibeshigemaro
- (5008) Miyazawakenji
- (5330) Senrikyu
- (5332) Davidaguilar
- (5435) Kameoka
- (5440) Terao
- (5448) Siebold
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