(6913) Yukawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 October 1991 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Named in memory of Hideki Yukawa (1907-1981), Japanese theoretical physicist who was awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in physics. He predicted the existence of the π meson, which causes the nuclear force.Naming citation (19980808/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yukawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yukawa is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6913 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 UT3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.32 km (#14,421 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.343 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 4.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.929 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hideki
All asteroids named after someone called Hideki
Also discovered on 31 October 1991
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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