(6078) Burt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where Burt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burt is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6078 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TC5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.87 km (#7,808 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 8.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.