(6146) Adamkrafft Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Adamkrafft is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adamkrafft is 2.22 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6146
Provisional designation3262 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.21 km (#10,231 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.285
Rotation period6.96 hours
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)13.82
Orbital period3.52 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.70 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.266
Inclination3.40°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.686 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 30 September 1973

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