(6168) Isnello Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1981 by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G. at La Silla.
Isnello, a pleasant village in Sicily's Madonie Natural Park, has long been famous for its traditional refined embroidery. It is now becoming an important center for astronomy with the realization of the Parco Astronomico delle Madonie, an international center devoted to popularization of and research in astronomy.Naming citation (20091202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Isnello is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Isnello is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6168 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.3 km (#4,937 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Rotation period | 10.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.97 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0630 |
| Inclination | 2.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.96 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 March 1981
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- (3610) Decampos
- (5388) Mottola
- (6364) Casarini
- (8454) Micheleferrero
- (9523) Torino
- (12987) Racalmuto