(6288) Fouts Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1984 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Gary Arnold Fouts (b. 1951) is an American astronomer and Professor of Astronomy at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California. He has been a phenomenal teacher and an inspiration to generations of students.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fouts is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fouts is 3.65 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6288 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 ER1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 8.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.91 |
| Orbital period | 5.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 2.33° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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