(6597) Kreil Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 January 1988 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Karl Kreil (1798-1862), the sixth director of the Klementinum observatory in Prague, carried out geomagnetic measurements in the Austro-Hungarian empire. He was later director of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geomagnetism in Vienna. The name was suggested by J. Ticha and M. Šolc.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kreil is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kreil is 3.24 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6597 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 AF1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.14 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 3.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.301 |
| Inclination | 3.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.816 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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