(6124) Mecklenburg Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1987 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Mecklenburg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mecklenburg is 3.50 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6124 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SL10 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.6 km (#2,255 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Rotation period | 6.16 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.46 |
| Orbital period | 7.95 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.02 – 4.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.241 |
| Inclination | 9.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (7333) Bec-Borsenberger
- (8268) Goerdeler
- (16418) Lortzing
- (30778) Doblin
- (96178) Rochambeau