(6434) Jewitt Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 July 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Jewitt is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jewitt is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6434 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 OH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.57 km (#11,487 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.404 |
| Rotation period | 3.24 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.78 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.234 |
| Inclination | 14.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.778 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 July 1981
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- (2246) Bowell
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- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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