(6069) Cevolani Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 August 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.

Where Cevolani is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cevolani is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6069
Provisional designation1991 PW17
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.93 km (#12,907 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.345
Absolute magnitude (H)14.11
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.15 – 2.34 au
Eccentricity0.0419
Inclination4.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.16 au

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

Also discovered on 8 August 1991

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