(6310) Jankonke Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 May 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Jankonke is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsJankonkeJankonke

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jankonke is 1.87 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6310
Provisional designation1990 KK
Orbit classInner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.71 km (#13,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.388
Rotation period3.08 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.27
Orbital period2.65 years
Semi-major axis1.91 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 1.97 au
Eccentricity0.0314
Inclination23.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.873 au

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

Also discovered on 21 May 1990

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