(6897) Tabei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1987 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
In 1975, Junko Tabei (b. 1939) became the first woman to scale the summit of Mount Everest. The name was suggested by M. Tichy.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tabei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tabei is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6897 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 VQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.53 km (#11,573 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.238 |
| Rotation period | 5.86 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 1.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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