(6433) Enya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 November 1978 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Where Enya is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsEnyaEnya

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Enya is 1.87 au from the Sun and 1.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6433
Provisional designation1978 WC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.42 km (#7,192 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0810
Rotation period7.40 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.36
Orbital period3.69 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.87 – 2.91 au
Eccentricity0.218
Inclination8.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.885 au

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

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