(6319) Beregovoj Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 November 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Beregovoj is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Beregovoj is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6319
Provisional designation1990 WJ3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.61 km (#11,413 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.363
Rotation period6.84 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.69
Orbital period3.41 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.45 au
Eccentricity0.0827
Inclination4.09°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 19 November 1990

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