(6800) Saragamine Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 October 1994 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.

Where Saragamine is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saragamine is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6800
Provisional designation1994 UC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.4 km (#3,558 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0620
Absolute magnitude (H)13.08
Orbital period4.34 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.162
Inclination8.52°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

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

Also discovered on 29 October 1994

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