(6516) Gruss Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1988 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Czech astronomer Gustav Gruss (1854-1922) was head of the Astronomical Institute of the Czech division of Charles University in Prague from 1891 to 1914. He studied the spectroscopy of variable stars. The name was suggested by J. Ticha and M. Šolc.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Gruss is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gruss is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6516 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 TC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.18 km (#8,660 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0600 |
| Rotation period | 13.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.201 |
| Inclination | 1.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.863 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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