(6876) Beppeforti Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 September 1994 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M. at Cima Ekar.

Where Beppeforti is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beppeforti is 2.39 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6876
Provisional designation1994 RK1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.25 km (#12,165 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.324
Rotation period51.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.97
Orbital period3.45 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.96 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.144
Inclination6.20°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.959 au

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

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