(6700) Kubisova Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 January 1988 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.

Named in honor of Marta Kubišová (b. 1945), Czech singer.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kubisova is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kubisova is 2.48 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6700
Provisional designation1988 AO1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.4 km (#4,882 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0930
Absolute magnitude (H)13.67
Orbital period4.26 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.37 – 2.89 au
Eccentricity0.0975
Inclination6.07°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.39 au

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

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