(6363) Doggett Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 February 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Doggett is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Doggett is 2.04 au from the Sun and 2.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6363
Provisional designation1981 CB1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.06 km (#10,496 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.301
Rotation period4.30 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.52
Orbital period3.52 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.146
Inclination5.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.000 au

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

Also discovered on 6 February 1981

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