(6776) Dix Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Dix is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dix is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6776 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GF8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.99 km (#10,641 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.262 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 2.98 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.