(6071) Sakitama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 1992 by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S. at Okutama.
Sakitama, a region of Gyoda city and from which Saitama prefecture takes its name, is known for its burial mounds, constructed from clay and rocks between the fourth and seventh centuries.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sakitama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sakitama is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6071 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 AS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.59 km (#5,362 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.306 |
| Rotation period | 4.44 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 4.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.