(6296) Cleveland Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 July 1988 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
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Where Cleveland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cleveland is 1.80 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6296 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 NC |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.18 km (#14,753 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.481 |
| Rotation period | 30.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.48 |
| Orbital period | 2.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0622 |
| Inclination | 27.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.807 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 July 1988
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- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
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