(6489) Golevka Apollo

Discovered on 10 May 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Golevka is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Golevka is 1.56 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6489
Provisional designation1991 JX
Orbit classApollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous
Diameter0.530 km (#17,428 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.151
Rotation period6.03 hours
Spectral typeQ
Absolute magnitude (H)19.22
Orbital period3.89 years
Semi-major axis2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion0.943 – 4.01 au
Eccentricity0.619
Inclination2.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.0225 au

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

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