(6595) Munizbarreto Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 August 1987 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Munizbarreto is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Munizbarreto is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6595
Provisional designation1987 QZ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.32 km (#14,424 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.442
Absolute magnitude (H)14.18
Orbital period3.79 years
Semi-major axis2.43 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.153
Inclination5.44°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 21 August 1987

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