(6838) Okuda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 October 1995 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura.
Where Okuda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okuda is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6838 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UD9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,618 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Rotation period | 8.98 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 October 1995
More named asteroids discovered by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T.
- (6160) Minakata
- (6834) Hunfeld
- (7031) Kazumiyoshioka
- (7032) Hitchcock
- (7036) Kentarohirata
- (7037) Davidlean
- (7259) Gaithersburg
- (7264) Hirohatanaka
- (7307) Takei
- (7308) Hattori
- (7502) Arakida
- (7533) Seiraiji
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