(6488) Drebach Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 April 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Drebach is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Drebach is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6488
Provisional designation1991 GU9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.13 km (#5,666 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0920
Rotation period4.13 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.05
Orbital period3.93 years
Semi-major axis2.49 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 2.72 au
Eccentricity0.0945
Inclination11.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.28 au

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

Also discovered on 10 April 1991

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