(6138) Miguelhernandez Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 May 1991 by Otomo, S., Muramatsu, O. at Kiyosato.
Miguel Hernández (1910-1942) was a poet who fought for peace and the Republic during the Spanish Civil War. He was incarcerated in several fascist prison camps until his death at the summit of the repression. His name went into oblivion until the collapse of the fascist dictatorship, when his plays and poems were rediscovered.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Miguelhernandez is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Miguelhernandez is 2.10 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6138 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 JH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.82 km (#10,960 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.251 |
| Rotation period | 5.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98 |
| Orbital period | 3.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.192 |
| Inclination | 2.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.889 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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