(6298) Sawaoka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 1988 by T. Kojima at Chiyoda.
Akira Sawaoka (b. 1938) is a Japanese scientist who synthesized a new type of polycrystalline diamond by a new shock-wave consolidation technique. He also contributed to development of microgravity science utilizing the ISS as the former president of the Japan Society of Microgravity Application.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-11-17), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sawaoka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sawaoka is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6298 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 XC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.43 km (#7,179 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.08 |
| Orbital period | 5.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 3.78° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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