(6177) Fecamp Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1986 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Fécamp is a small town located in Normandy, France. The history of Fécamp rests with that of its abbey.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fecamp is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fecamp is 2.37 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6177 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 CE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.79 km (#11,024 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.368 |
| Rotation period | 4.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0753 |
| Inclination | 5.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 February 1986
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- (2364) Seillier
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- (2673) Lossignol
- (2707) Ueferji
- (2814) Vieira
- (2852) Declercq
- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
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