(6066) Hendricks Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 September 1987 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Hendricks is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hendricks is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6066 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SZ3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.51 km (#11,600 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.345 |
| Rotation period | 5.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.70 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.284 |
| Inclination | 6.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.698 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.