(6868) Seiyauyeda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 April 1992 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.
Seiya Uyeda (b. 1929), a professor emeritus at Tokyo University, has greatly contributed to the study of geophysics and electromagnetic earthquake prediction.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Seiyauyeda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seiyauyeda is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6868 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 HD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.4 km (#3,290 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 3.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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