(6108) Glebov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 August 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of academician Igor' Alekseevich Glebov (b. 1914), outstanding scientist in the field of electrical engineering and power engineering, since 1975 director of the Science Research Institute of Electric Machine Engineering in St. Petersburg. Glebov is renowned for his work in control systems for power turbogenerators and his application of superconductivity in electric machine engineering. Name suggested by the Institute of Applied Astronomy and the Institute of Problems of Electrophysics of RAS.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Glebov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Glebov is 1.75 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6108 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 QN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.38 km (#14,260 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.367 |
| Rotation period | 2.83 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.75 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 2.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.735 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.