(6260) Kelsey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 1949 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where Kelsey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kelsey is 3.07 au from the Sun and 4.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6260 |
| Provisional designation | 1949 PN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,464 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.140 |
| Rotation period | 5.11 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.16 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 August 1949
- (1682) Karel
- (1820) Lohmann
- (2465) Wilson
- (2591) Dworetsky
- (3020) Naudts
- (3183) Franzkaiser
- (3938) Chapront
- (4001) Ptolemaeus
- (4979) Otawara
More named asteroids discovered by K. Reinmuth
- (796) Sarita
- (799) Gudula
- (864) Aase
- (909) Ulla
- (910) Anneliese
- (911) Agamemnon
- (913) Otila
- (918) Itha
- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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