(6289) Lanusei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 April 1984 by Ferreri, W., Zappala, V. at La Silla.
Lanusei, a town in Sardinia, Italy, hosts an astronomical observatory and an amateur astronomer association that is very active in the popularization of astronomy.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lanusei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lanusei is 3.57 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6289 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 HP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,249 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0990 |
| Rotation period | 12.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.94 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 April 1984
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