(6044) Hammer-Purgstall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Where Hammer-Purgstall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hammer-Purgstall is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6044 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RW4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.58 |
| Orbital period | 4.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 8.89° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 September 1991
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- (5628) Preussen
- (6966) Vietoris
- (7586) Bismarck
- (7767) Tomatic
- (7945) Kreisau
- (9761) Krautter
- (9762) Hermannhesse
- (9863) Reichardt
- (10096) Colleenohare
- (12729) Berger
- (13531) Weizsacker
More named asteroids discovered by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F.
- (5628) Preussen
- (6157) Prey
- (6457) Kremsmunster
- (6718) Beiglbock
- (6966) Vietoris
- (7414) Bosch
- (7586) Bismarck
- (7767) Tomatic
- (8019) Karachkina
- (8089) Yukar
- (8501) Wachholz
- (8661) Ratzinger
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