6247 Amanogawa

6247 Amanogawa
Discovery [1]
Discovered byK. Endate
K. Watanabe
Discovery siteKitami Obs.
Discovery date21 November 1990
Designations
(6247) Amanogawa
Named after
Amanogawa River[1]
(Japanese river)
1990 WY3 · 1992 FR1
main-belt[1][2] · (inner)
background[3]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc27.45 yr (10,025 d)
Aphelion2.5286 AU
Perihelion2.2604 AU
2.3945 AU
Eccentricity0.0560
3.71 yr (1,353 d)
168.98°
0° 15m 57.6s / day
Inclination8.5728°
105.57°
287.33°
Physical characteristics
6.722±0.098 km[4][5]
11.63 km (calculated)[6]
12.369±0.0107 h[7]
12.38±0.02 h[8]
0.057 (assumed)[6]
0.165±0.018[4][5]
C (assumed)[6]
X (SDSS-MOC)[9]
13.2[5]
13.288±0.006 (R)[7]
13.3[2]
13.4[6]

6247 Amanogawa, provisional designation 1990 WY3, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers (4 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 November 1990, by Japanese amateur astronomers Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe at the Kitami Observatory.[1] The X-type asteroid has a rotation period of 12.38 hours.[6] It was named after the Amanogawa River on the island of Hokkaido, Japan.[1]

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