(6204) MacKenzie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 1981 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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Where MacKenzie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: MacKenzie is 2.00 au from the Sun and 2.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6204 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 JB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.92 km (#15,397 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.474 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 5.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.933 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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