(6101) Tomoki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1993 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Tomoki Nakamura (b. 1966), an associate professor of earth and planetary sciences at Kyushu University, specializes in research on primitive solar system materials, most recently leading to the discovery of high-temperature chondrule-like materials in the stardust samples. The name was suggested by K. Ohtsuka.Naming citation (20100130/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tomoki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tomoki is 2.19 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6101 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 EG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.30 km (#12,050 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.449 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 4.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.967 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.