(6531) Subashiri Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 December 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Subashiri is the halfway point on the eastern trail of Mt. Fuji. Its altitude, 2000 m above sea level, makes this place an ideal observation location for amateur astronomers.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Subashiri is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Subashiri is 3.67 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6531 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 YY |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.1 km (#4,034 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.120 |
| Rotation period | 9.06 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 December 1994
More named asteroids discovered by T. Kobayashi
- (4807) Noboru
- (5924) Teruo
- (6275) Kiryu
- (6276) Kurohone
- (6346) Syukumeguri
- (6414) Mizunuma
- (6418) Hanamigahara
- (6420) Riheijyaya
- (6422) Akagi
- (6423) Harunasan
- (6462) Myougi
- (6663) Tatebayashi
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