(6023) Tsuyashima Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 October 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Tsuyashima is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsuyashima is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6023
Provisional designation1992 UQ4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.86 km (#10,893 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.404
Absolute magnitude (H)13.78
Orbital period3.62 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.70 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination7.09°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 October 1992

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