(6198) Shirakawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1992 by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S. at Okutama.
Shirakawa is a city in Fukushima prefecture, 180 km north of Tokyo.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shirakawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shirakawa is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6198 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 AF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 4.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.