(6717) Antal Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.

Where Antal is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAntalAntal

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Antal is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6717
Provisional designation1990 TU10
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.4 km (#4,905 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0580
Absolute magnitude (H)13.81
Orbital period4.70 years
Semi-major axis2.81 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.240
Inclination6.38°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

Also discovered on 10 October 1990

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