(6525) Ocastron Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 September 1992 by Child, J. B., Fisch, G. at Wrightwood.

Where Ocastron is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ocastron is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6525
Provisional designation1992 SQ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.55 km (#13,829 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.558
Absolute magnitude (H)14.48
Orbital period3.92 years
Semi-major axis2.48 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.23 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.104
Inclination3.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

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