(160575) Manuelblasco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 April 1999 by OAM at Costitx.
Mallorcan astronomer Manuel Blasco Martín (b. 1962) has discovered several minor planets from the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 15), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Manuelblasco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manuelblasco is 2.77 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 160575 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GQ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 1.53 km (#17,335 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.360 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.13 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| Inclination | 7.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.995 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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