(6674) Cezanne Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Cezanne is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cezanne is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6674
Provisional designation4272 T-1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.6 km (#4,269 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0530
Rotation period3.37 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.68
Orbital period3.85 years
Semi-major axis2.46 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.155
Inclination3.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 26 March 1971

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