(6777) Balakirev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Balakirev is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Balakirev is 3.89 au from the Sun and 4.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6777
Provisional designation1989 SV1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.2 km (#3,998 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0820
Rotation period9.12 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.24
Orbital period5.64 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.45 – 3.89 au
Eccentricity0.227
Inclination2.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.46 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1989

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