(6881) Shifutsu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Mt. Shifutsu is to the west of Nikko National Park, with an altitude of 2228 m. The Paleozoic mountain began its upheaval more than 270 million years ago.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shifutsu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shifutsu is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6881 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 UP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.02 km (#8,902 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.233 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.74 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0560 |
| Inclination | 2.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.