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6496 Kazuko

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q547211

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
(6495) 1992 UB1[4]
Followed by
6497 Yamasaki[5]
Absolute magnitude
13 (12.7–13, n=3)[16][17][18]
Albedo
+0.282[36]
Apoapsis
+3.012, +3.012371328130163[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+226.09517, +225.5091094166341[31][32]
Diameter
+7.218[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Kin Endate, Kazurō Watanabe[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+33.05465, +32.98029617710186[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+253.66231, +102.2588918900955[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.16 (0.16–0.16, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+13.16844, +13.17271402076197[19][20]
Orbital period
+4.17, +1520.940456423439[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.1656945, +2.164164042335893[29][30]
Provisional designation
1978 GY2, 1979 MD9, 1992 UG2[8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.5889147, +2.588267685233028[25][26]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kitami Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
October 19, 1992[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460568.4730952648[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kazuko en 6496 Kazuko de (6496) Kazuko fa سیارک ۶۴۹۶ ru Kazuko ru 1979 MD9 ru 1978 GY2 ru 1992 UG2 ru (6496) 1992 UG2 uk 6496 Казуко zh 小行星6496
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y5l3v
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006496
Minor Planet Center body ID
6496

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Kazurō Watanabe, Kin Endate
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
6497 Yamasaki
Followed by (predecessor) 1
6497 Yamasaki
Follows 1
(6495) 1992 UB1
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(6495) 1992 UB1
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Kitami Observatory
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.1656945'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.164164042335893'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.17'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1520.940456423439'}
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Kin Endate, Kazurō Watanabe
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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