(6262) Javid Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Javid is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Javid is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6262 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 RZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.79 km (#6,785 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Rotation period | 8.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0802 |
| Inclination | 3.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2701) Cherson
- (2758) Cordelia
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- (3196) Maklaj
- (3204) Lindgren
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- (4814) Casacci
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