(6383) Tokushima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 December 1988 by Iwamoto, M., Furuta, T. at Tokushima.
Named for the first discoverer's observatory and the prefecture in which he lives.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tokushima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tokushima is 2.96 au from the Sun and 3.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6383 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 XU1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,175 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Rotation period | 4.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.86 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.84 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0534 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by Iwamoto, M., Furuta, T.
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