(6054) Ghiberti Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Ghiberti is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ghiberti is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6054
Provisional designation4019 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.89 km (#10,824 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.223
Absolute magnitude (H)13.98
Orbital period3.74 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.104
Inclination2.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.15 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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