(6537) Adamovich Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 August 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Adamovich is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adamovich is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6537
Provisional designation1979 QK6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.25 km (#12,147 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.170
Rotation period2.40 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.08
Orbital period3.22 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.75 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.197
Inclination4.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.737 au

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

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