(6337) Shiota Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Shiota is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shiota is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6337 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UC4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.5 km (#3,254 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.17 |
| Orbital period | 5.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 3.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 October 1992
- (5855) Yukitsuna
- (6022) Jyuro
- (6023) Tsuyashima
- (6338) Isaosato
- (6460) Bassano
- (6498) Ko
- (7590) Aterui
- (8036) Maehara
- (8294) Takayuki
- (8295) Toshifukushima
- (8874) Showashinzan
- (10352) Kawamura
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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