(6608) Davidecrespi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Italian amateur astronomer Davide Crespi (b. 1970) is an assiduous observer of minor planets from Suno Observatory in Novara. The name was suggested by S. Foglia.Naming citation (20080819/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidecrespi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidecrespi is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6608 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VC4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.57 km (#9,626 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.174 |
| Rotation period | 20.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.992 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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