(6927) Tonegawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in honor of Susumu Tonegawa (b. 1939), Japanese biologist who was awarded the 1987 Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology. He revealed the mechanism of genes that produce various antibodies.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tonegawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tonegawa is 2.36 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6927 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 TE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.23 km (#8,604 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.219 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00882 |
| Inclination | 4.83° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Susumu
All asteroids named after someone called Susumu
Also discovered on 2 October 1994
- (6878) Isamu
- (7664) Namahage
- (7890) Yasuofukui
- (8712) Suzuko
- (9080) Takayanagi
- (9208) Takanotoshi
- (12383) Eboshi
- (13608) Andosatoru
- (14027) Ichimoto
- (14487) Sakaisakae
- (14922) Ohyama
- (15821) Iijimatatsushi
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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