(6646) Churanta Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Antonina Mikhailovna Churyumova (b. 1907) is the mother of astronomer Klim Churyumov. A poet who has participated actively in public issues in the Ukraine, she has seven other children.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Churanta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Churanta is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6646 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 CA3 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.92 km (#17,119 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 1.00 |
| Rotation period | 5.87 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 2.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 17.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.816 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 February 1991
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- (5651) Traversa
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- (6323) Karoji
- (6723) Chrisclark
- (8167) Ishii
- (16525) Shumarinaiko
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