(6740) Goff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 April 1993 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Goff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goff is 2.58 au from the Sun and 3.30 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6740 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 GY |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.71 km (#7,985 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.297 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 14.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.36 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 April 1993
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