(6535) Archipenko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Archipenko is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Archipenko is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6535
Provisional designation3535 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.03 km (#5,740 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.167
Rotation period6.51 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.04
Orbital period3.77 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.176
Inclination12.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1960

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