(6757) Addibischoff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1979 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
Adolf Bischoff (b. 1955) is a professor at the Institut für Planetologie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. His work on meteorites, particularly their impact history, has led to significant advances in our understanding of processes in minor planets.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Addibischoff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Addibischoff is 3.16 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6757 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 SE15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.68 km (#8,019 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0895 |
| Inclination | 3.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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