(6710) Apostel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Where Apostel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Apostel is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6710 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GF4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,247 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 6.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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