(6654) Lulea Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 February 1992 by UESAC at La Silla.
Luleå, a center of the steel industry on the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Bothnia and capital of the Swedish province of Norrbotten, dates back to the fourteenth century as a center for trade between the inland Samis and the population of southern Sweden.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lulea is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lulea is 3.61 au from the Sun and 4.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6654 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 DT6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.7 km (#4,238 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0620 |
| Rotation period | 16.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.170 |
| Inclination | 5.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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