(6294) Czerny Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Czerny is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsCzernyCzerny

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Czerny is 2.07 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6294
Provisional designation1988 CX1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.07 km (#12,578 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.354
Absolute magnitude (H)14.1
Orbital period3.44 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.52 au
Eccentricity0.104
Inclination2.58°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

Also discovered on 11 February 1988

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