(6602) Gilclark Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Gilclark is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gilclark is 1.75 au from the Sun and 1.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6602 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 EC |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.12 km (#12,455 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.237 |
| Rotation period | 4.57 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.36 |
| Orbital period | 2.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0735 |
| Inclination | 22.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.830 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.