(6497) Yamasaki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1992 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Where Yamasaki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yamasaki is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6497 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UR3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.45 km (#14,104 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.390 |
| Rotation period | 9.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 4.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.814 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 October 1992
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- (2396) Kochi
- (2571) Geisei
- (2582) Harimaya-Bashi
- (2621) Goto
- (2835) Ryoma
- (2880) Nihondaira
- (2961) Katsurahama
- (3150) Tosa
- (3182) Shimanto
- (3262) Miune
- (3431) Nakano
- (3785) Kitami
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