(6282) Edwelda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Edwelda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edwelda is 1.81 au from the Sun and 1.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6282
Provisional designation1980 TS4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.41 km (#9,862 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.126
Absolute magnitude (H)14.47
Orbital period3.51 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.81 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.217
Inclination2.81°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.822 au

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

Also discovered on 9 October 1980

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