(6793) Palazzolo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 1991 by Bassano Bresciano at Bassano Bresciano.
Where Palazzolo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palazzolo is 2.51 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6793 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 YE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.88 km (#5,170 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Rotation period | 6.23 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 4.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 30 December 1991
- (6159) Andreseloy
- (7016) Conandoyle
- (9054) Hippocastanum
- (9356) Elineke
- (9604) Bellevanzuylen
- (18381) Massenet
- (19188) Dittebesard