(6006) Anaximandros Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Anaximandros is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anaximandros is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6006
Provisional designation1989 GB4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.49 km (#7,113 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.239
Rotation period2.74 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.94
Orbital period4.79 years
Semi-major axis2.84 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.62 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.0778
Inclination1.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.61 au

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

Also discovered on 3 April 1989

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