(6749) Ireentje Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Ireentje is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ireentje is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6749
Provisional designation7068 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.89 km (#10,832 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.244
Absolute magnitude (H)13.94
Orbital period4.39 years
Semi-major axis2.68 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.251
Inclination8.28°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1960

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