(6266) Letzel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1986 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Named in memory of Jan Letzel (1880-1925), Czech architect inspired by the Art Nouveau style and who worked in Japan from 1907 to 1923. He designed the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall in 1915. This building, the most elegant in the city, became world famous as the Genbaku Dome or A-bomb Dome, which was left in ruins as an eternal symbol of the tragedy of Hiroshima on 1945 Aug. 6. Name suggested by J. Ticha.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Letzel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Letzel is 2.10 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6266 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.73 km (#11,152 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.370 |
| Rotation period | 28.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.182 |
| Inclination | 5.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.848 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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