(6273) Kiruna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
North of the Arctic Circle in the province of Norrbotten, Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, known for its iron-ore mining since the late-nineteenth century.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kiruna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kiruna is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6273 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 ER31 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.88 km (#7,793 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.44 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.246 |
| Inclination | 1.68° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 March 1992
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- (7292) Prosperin
- (7704) Dellen
- (8678) Bal
- (8868) Hjorter
- (8871) Svanberg
- (9056) Piskunov
- (10106) Lergrav
- (10795) Babben
- (11069) Bellqvist
- (11532) Gullin
- (11533) Akeback