(6770) Fugate Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 August 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Fugate is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fugate is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6770
Provisional designation1985 QR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.2 km (#4,958 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.222
Absolute magnitude (H)12.43
Orbital period5.26 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.103
Inclination10.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 22 August 1985

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