(6676) Monet Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Monet is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Monet is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6676
Provisional designation2083 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.9 km (#4,609 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0850
Rotation period3.48 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.38
Orbital period5.62 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.65 au
Eccentricity0.154
Inclination0.974°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.69 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 29 September 1973

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