(6451) Karnten Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Karnten is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Karnten is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6451 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GP10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.60 km (#9,574 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.118 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0501 |
| Inclination | 3.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (6450) Masahikohayashi
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- (8666) Reuter
- (8667) Fontane
- (8853) Gerdlehmann
- (10331) Peterbluhm
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- (11899) Weill
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