(6592) Goya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1986 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.

Where Goya is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsGoyaGoya

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goya is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6592
Provisional designation1986 TB12
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.55 km (#9,643 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.330
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)13.38
Orbital period4.58 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.32 – 3.20 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination4.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.33 au

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

Also discovered on 3 October 1986

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