(6708) Bobbievaile Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 1989 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Where Bobbievaile is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bobbievaile is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6708 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 AA5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.07 km (#6,500 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Rotation period | 12.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.180 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.990 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (4179) Toutatis
- (4260) Yanai
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4499) Davidallen
- (4710) Wade
- (5176) Yoichi
- (5374) Hokutosei
- (7120) Davidgavine
- (7645) Pons
- (9843) Braidwood