(6519) Giono Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 February 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Where Giono is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giono is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6519 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 CX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.60 km (#11,434 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.14 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 5.72° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.847 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 February 1991
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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