(6271) Farmer Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 July 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Farmer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Farmer is 1.92 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6271 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 NF |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.64 km (#9,502 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.363 |
| Rotation period | 250 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 2.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0520 |
| Inclination | 23.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.852 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 July 1991
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- (2099) Opik
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- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
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