(6241) Galante Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1989 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.
Where Galante is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Galante is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6241 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 TG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.1 km (#4,033 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.109 |
| Rotation period | 16.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.68 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 9.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.69 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (7239) Mobberley
- (8490) Akiehashimoto
- (9173) Viola Castello
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