(6416) Nyukasayama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1993 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.
Named for a mountain in central Japan, famous for many beautiful flowers and a wonderful view. Mt. Nyukasa station, where this minor planet was discovered, is located near the top of this mountain.Naming citation (19980610/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nyukasayama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nyukasayama is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6416 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 VY3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.3 km (#3,981 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0660 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 1.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.