(6408) Saijo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Saijo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saijo is 2.89 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6408 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UT5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,553 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.256 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.49 |
| Orbital period | 4.87 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0352 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 October 1992
- (6459) Hidesan
- (7475) Kaizuka
- (10802) Masamifuruya
- (11546) Miyoshimachi
- (13565) Yotakanashi
- (17516) Kogayukihito
- (24753) Fujikake
- (27787) Andokazuma