(6359) Dubinin Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 January 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Yurij Vladimirovich Dubinin (b. 1930), Russian diplomat, scientist, author and translator of several books from the French.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dubinin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dubinin is 3.51 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6359 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 AZ1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 31.9 km (#1,280 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Rotation period | 14.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.86 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 10.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 January 1977
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