(6215) Mehdia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1973 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf.
Mehdia, equivalent to the Arabic word for “gift”, is a region in Morocco with rich natural resources. The forest and the Sidi Boughaba lake are home to thousands of species, including endangered migrating birds from Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, which prefer to spend the winter in the calm, warm waters of Sidi Boughaba.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mehdia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mehdia is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6215 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 EK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.3 km (#3,606 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0673 |
| Inclination | 1.64° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.