(6250) Saekohayashi Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Saeko S. Hayashi (b. 1958) is an associate professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, whose research interest is planetary formation processes. Working at the Subaru Telescope, she also devotes herself to the popularization of astronomy in Hawaii and Japan.Naming citation (20120831/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saekohayashi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saekohayashi is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6250 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VX1 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 82.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 2.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0709 |
| Inclination | 19.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.835 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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