(6752) Ashley Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Ashley is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAshleyAshley

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ashley is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6752
Provisional designation4150 T-1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.25 km (#7,362 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0850
Absolute magnitude (H)13.84
Orbital period3.67 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.58 au
Eccentricity0.0825
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

Also discovered on 26 March 1971

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