(6110) Kazak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 July 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Yurij Ivanovich Kazak (b. 1949), surgeon at Bakhchisaraj district hospital, treated many staff members of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. A skilled and kind doctor, he is always ready to help people.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kazak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kazak is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6110 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 NQ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.29 km (#14,502 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.68 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.226 |
| Inclination | 3.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.663 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.