(6041) Juterkilian Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 21 May 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Klas Juter (b. 1962) is a Swedish architect and international architectural photographer, and his wife, Danuta Kilian (b. 1963), is a Polish designer and artist. Just as this minor planet is a celestial traveler, they are travelers between continents.Naming citation (20000320/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Juterkilian is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Juterkilian is 3.21 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6041 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 KL |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 13.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.42 |
| Orbital period | 3.83 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.65 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.324 |
| Inclination | 9.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.674 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.