Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Endate K. Watanabe |
Discovery site | Kitami Obs. |
Discovery date | 21 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 arc | 27.45 yr (10,025 d) |
Aphelion | 2.5286 AU |
Perihelion | 2.2604 AU |
2.3945 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0560 |
3.71 yr (1,353 d) | |
168.98° | |
0° 15m 57.6s / day | |
Inclination | 8.5728° |
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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