(6955) Ekaterina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 September 1987 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Ekaterina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ekaterina is 2.97 au from the Sun and 2.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6955 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SP15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.0 km (#2,879 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0810 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 0.943° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.