(6596) Bittner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1987 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Adam Bittner (1777-1844), the fifth director of the Klementinum observatory in Prague, introduced a timeball in Prague that fell daily at noon. The name was suggested by J. Ticha and M. Šolc.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bittner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bittner is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6596 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 VC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.91 km (#7,753 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.147 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0829 |
| Inclination | 4.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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