(6582) Flagsymphony Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 November 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
The Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 50th season in 1999--2000. It is considered by many to be the best symphony orchestra in a small community in the U.S.A.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Flagsymphony is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Flagsymphony is 3.24 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6582 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 VS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.3 km (#2,298 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Rotation period | 113 hours |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 3.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.288 |
| Inclination | 8.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.992 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 November 1981
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