(6865) Dunkerley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 October 1991 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.
Where Dunkerley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dunkerley is 1.98 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6865 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 TE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.29 km (#14,504 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.311 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Inclination | 3.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.986 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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