(6969) Santaro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1991 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Santaro Harada (b. 1913) is a Japanese astronomer and optical engineer living in Nagano prefecture. The name was suggested by Y. Saigusa.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Santaro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Santaro is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6969 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.18 km (#8,675 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0315 |
| Inclination | 7.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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