(6512) de Bergh Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 September 1987 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where de Bergh is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsde Berghde Bergh

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: de Bergh is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6512
Provisional designation1987 SR1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.18 km (#10,280 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.345
Absolute magnitude (H)13.51
Orbital period4.13 years
Semi-major axis2.57 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.184
Inclination11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

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

Also discovered on 21 September 1987

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