(6626) Mattgenge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Matthew Genge (b. 1968) is a planetary scientist at Imperial College, London. He is an expert in the study of micrometeorites and their possible sources among the minor planets.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mattgenge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mattgenge is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6626 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EZ46 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.96 km (#6,618 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Rotation period | 107 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.04 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 4.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.381 |
| Inclination | 2.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.890 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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