(6293) Oberpfalz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 November 1987 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Oberpfalz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oberpfalz is 2.60 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6293 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 WV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.57 km (#16,135 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.322 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 0.940° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.904 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 November 1987
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- (3917) Franz Schubert
- (3941) Haydn
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