(6395) Hilliard Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 October 1990 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.

Where Hilliard is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHilliardHilliard

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hilliard is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6395
Provisional designation1990 UE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.08 km (#12,540 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.351
Absolute magnitude (H)14.06
Orbital period3.75 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.200
Inclination1.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.939 au

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

Also discovered on 21 October 1990

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