(6321) Namuratakao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1991 by A. Sugie at Dynic.
Takao Namura (b. 1937) is a well-known telescope-mirror maker who has ground more than a thousand telescope mirrors. He has made mirrors for the National Astronomical Observatory and many public observatories.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Namuratakao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Namuratakao is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6321 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 BV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.66 km (#6,926 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.330 |
| Rotation period | 29.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Takao
All asteroids named after someone called Takao
Also discovered on 19 January 1991
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