(6031) Ryokan Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 January 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.

Where Ryokan is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ryokan is 3.02 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6031
Provisional designation1982 BQ4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.7 km (#2,964 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.185
Absolute magnitude (H)11.7
Orbital period5.24 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.93 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.0287
Inclination10.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.92 au

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

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