(6197) Taracho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 January 1992 by Inoda, S., Urata, T. at Karasuyama.
Tara is a town in Saga prefecture. The preparation of dried seaweed is its main industry, and Tara mandarin oranges are famous. The Saga Astronomical Society's 0.60-m reflector at the Tara Observatory is familiar to many of the local residents. The name was suggested by Y. Yamada.Naming citation (20100330/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Taracho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taracho is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6197 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 AB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.50 km (#11,619 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.316 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.16 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0683 |
| Inclination | 5.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.