(6173) Jimwestphal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 1983 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.
Where Jimwestphal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jimwestphal is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6173 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 AD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.85 km (#6,731 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Rotation period | 2.91 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.73 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.