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6878 Isamu

asteroid
Asteroid Q530138

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
6877 Giada[4]
Followed by
6879 Hyogo[5]
Absolute magnitude
13.8, 14.13[18][19]
Albedo
0.078[38]
Apoapsis
2.913 au, 2.910846143587877 au[29][30]
Argument of periapsis
225.61336°, 225.3979049745253°[33][34]
Diameter
8.249 km[37]
Discoverer or inventor
Kin Endate, Kazurō Watanabe[1][2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
93.85991°, 93.8311268212162°[25][26]
Mean anomaly
168.42104°, 60.91846970899241°[35][36]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Orbital eccentricity
0.18 (0.18–0.18, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
4.03476°, 4.033419404823244°[20][21]
Orbital period
3.86 year, 1,411.187563737436 day[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
2.0118231 au, 2.013563858795218 au[31][32]
Provisional designation
1971 VL, 1974 HQ2, 1977 DM3, 1986 PN5, 1994 TN2[8][9][10][11][12]
Rotation period
4.755 h[24]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.4621682 au, 2.462205001191547 au[27][28]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kitami Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
October 2, 1994[13]
Time of periapsis
2,460,761.70170318 Julian day[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en 6878 Isamu en Isamu de (6878) Isamu fa سیارک ۶۸۷۸ ja 勇 ru (6878) 1994 TN2 ru (6878) Isamu ru (6878) Исаму ru Isamu ru Исаму ru 1986 PN5 ru 1971 VL ru 1974 HQ2 ru 1977 DM3 ru 1994 TN2 uk 6878 Ісаму zh 小行星6878
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y4b0m
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006878
Minor Planet Center body ID
6878

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Discoverer or inventor 2
Kazurō Watanabe, Kin Endate
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.011823 astronomical unit, 2.013564 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.86 year, 1,411.187564 day
    Rotation period → 4.755 hour
    Instance of → asteroid
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