(6150) Neukum Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Where Neukum is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Neukum is 3.38 au from the Sun and 3.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6150 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 FR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.7 km (#4,209 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.107 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 3.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 March 1980
- (2902) Westerlund
- (3386) Klementinum
- (3634) Iwan
- (4169) Celsius
- (4593) Reipurth
- (5221) Fabribudweis
- (5498) Gustafsson
- (5938) Keller
- (6687) Lahulla
- (6945) Dahlgren
- (7548) Engstrom
- (7983) Festin
More named asteroids discovered by C.-I. Lagerkvist
- (2114) Wallenquist
- (2191) Uppsala
- (2274) Ehrsson
- (2589) Daniel
- (2694) Pino Torinese
- (2744) Birgitta
- (2902) Westerlund
- (3005) Pervictoralex
- (3250) Martebo
- (3331) Kvistaberg
- (3573) Holmberg
- (3634) Iwan
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