(6313) Tsurutani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1990 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Bruce Tsurutani (b. 1941) has made essential contributions to original research and technical leadership in space science activities for many NASA, NASA-ESA and Japanese space missions. His research activities include instabilities and turbulence in space plasmas, space weather and astrophysical plasmas.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-05-29), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tsurutani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsurutani is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6313 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 RC8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0627 |
| Inclination | 5.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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