(6436) Coco Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 May 1985 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Coco is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCocoCoco

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Coco is 2.26 au from the Sun and 1.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6436
Provisional designation1985 JX1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.99 km (#12,767 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.337
Rotation period88.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.95
Orbital period3.35 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.45 au
Eccentricity0.0923
Inclination3.42°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

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

Also discovered on 13 May 1985

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