(6305) Helgoland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Helgoland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Helgoland is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6305 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GE8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.20 km (#14,712 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 4.66° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.