(6965) Niyodogawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 November 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named for a river, 100 km in length, that has its source at the center of Shikoku Island.Naming citation (19980610/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Niyodogawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Niyodogawa is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6965 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.36 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0124 |
| Inclination | 6.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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