(6932) Tanigawadake Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 December 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Mt. Tanigawa-dake, 1977 m above sea level, stands between Fukushima and Niigata prefectures. It is known as one of the most challenging rocky cliffs in Japan.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tanigawadake is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanigawadake is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6932 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 YK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.21 km (#10,219 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Rotation period | 3.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 3.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.730 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.