(6043) Aurochs Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1991 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Modern cattle are believed to have descended from the Aurochs, Bos primigenius, the wild ox of Europe, often depicted in cave paintings. Hunted to extinction, the last known member was recorded in Poland in 1627. The name is sometimes wrongly applied to the European bison.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aurochs is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aurochs is 2.64 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6043 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Inclination | 6.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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