(6128) Lasorda Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 June 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
The achievements of baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda (b. 1927) include leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series championships, four National League pennants and eight division titles. He also coached the U.S. Olympic Baseball team to the coveted Gold Medal in the 2000 Olympiad in Sydney.Naming citation (20020526/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lasorda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lasorda is 3.03 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6128 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 LA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,424 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.25 |
| Orbital period | 4.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 4.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.