(6766) Kharms Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 October 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.

Where Kharms is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kharms is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6766
Provisional designation1982 UC6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.77 km (#9,265 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.121
Absolute magnitude (H)14.48
Orbital period4.42 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.173
Inclination3.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 20 October 1982

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