(6956) Holbach Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Where Holbach is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Holbach is 2.46 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6956 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CX3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0938 |
| Inclination | 5.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 February 1988
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- (4609) Pizarro
- (4636) Chile
- (4705) Secchi
- (5115) Frimout
- (5956) d'Alembert
- (6036) Weinberg
- (6439) Tirol
- (6598) Modugno
- (9313) Protea
- (10506) Rydberg
- (10734) Wieck