(6696) Eubanks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1986 by Oak Ridge Observatory at Harvard.
Where Eubanks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eubanks is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6696 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.97 km (#5,784 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.167 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 1.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.