(6389) Ogawa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 January 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Ogawa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOgawaOgawa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ogawa is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6389
Provisional designation1990 BX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.31 km (#8,487 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.443
Absolute magnitude (H)13.42
Orbital period4.57 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.58 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.0630
Inclination6.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.60 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 21 January 1990

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