(6306) Nishimura Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1989 by A. Sugie at Dynic.
Yuji Nishimura (b. 1946) is manager of one of the leading manufacturers of optical telescopes in Japan.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nishimura is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nishimura is 3.22 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6306 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UL3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.6 km (#2,996 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0160 |
| Rotation period | 9.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.88 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Yuji
All asteroids named after someone called Yuji
Also discovered on 30 October 1989
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- (4716) Urey
- (5479) Grahamryder
- (9030) Othryoneus
- (10078) Stanthorpe
- (11282) Hanakusa
- (14380) Bussey