(6104) Takao Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 April 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Takao is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTakaoTakao

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takao is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6104
Provisional designation1993 HZ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.58 km (#6,092 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.240
Absolute magnitude (H)12.86
Orbital period4.45 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.0943
Inclination2.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.43 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 16 April 1993

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