(6884) Takeshisato Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Takeshisato is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takeshisato is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6884
Provisional designation9521 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.32 km (#14,412 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.334
Rotation period51.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.32
Orbital period3.44 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination1.96°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1960

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