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6873 Tasaka

asteroid
Asteroid Q715985

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
(6872) 1993 CN1[4]
Followed by
(6874) 1994 JO1[5]
Absolute magnitude
+13.9, +14.11[16][17]
Albedo
+0.322[35]
Apoapsis
+2.467, +2.468430526103141[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+53.07674, +53.48066227520448[30][31]
Diameter
+3.885[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Kin Endate, Kazurō Watanabe[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+199.56796, +199.5223894485525[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+15.60603, +34.14730321925027[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.14 (0.14–0.14, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+4.78928, +4.789793343851118[18][19]
Orbital period
+3.2, +1169.07499907136[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+1.8768691, +1.875264176340948[28][29]
Provisional designation
1977 HG1, 1980 FK6, 1993 HT1[8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.1721819, +2.171847351222044[24][25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kitami Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
April 21, 1993[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460889.609004224[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Tasaka en 6873 Tasaka de (6873) Tasaka fa سیارک ۶۸۷۳ ru Tasaka ru 1980 FK6 ru 1977 HG1 ru 1993 HT1 ru (6873) 1993 HT1 uk 6873 Тасака zh 小行星6873
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yh3l8
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006873
Minor Planet Center body ID
6873

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 2
Kazurō Watanabe, Kin Endate
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
(6874) 1994 JO1
Followed by (predecessor) 1
(6874) 1994 JO1
Follows 1
(6872) 1993 CN1
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
(6872) 1993 CN1
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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.

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  1. 13d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 1.876869 astronomical unit, 1.875264 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.2 year, 1,169.074999 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Kin Endate, Kazurō Watanabe
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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