(6025) Naotosato Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 1992 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Named in honor of Naoto Sato (b. 1953), active amateur astronomer and junior high school science teacher. His outstanding educational achievement has been creating life-long interest in space and the universe among his students and followers. At his own Chichibu Astronomical Observatory, he uses a CCD camera to observe minor planets. He made a prediscovery observation of comet C/1989 Y2 (McKenzie-Russell).Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Naotosato is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Naotosato is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6025 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 YA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.4 km (#2,427 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Rotation period | 27.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0660 |
| Inclination | 9.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.84 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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