(6148) Ignazgunther Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Ignazgunther is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ignazgunther is 1.92 au from the Sun and 2.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6148
Provisional designation5119 T-3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.75 km (#11,126 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.285
Absolute magnitude (H)13.79
Orbital period3.44 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.74 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.234
Inclination22.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.890 au

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

Also discovered on 16 October 1977

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