(6580) Philbland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Philip A. Bland (b. 1969), a research scientist at London's Imperial College, is involved in a variety of planetary and meteoritical studies. His fireball camera network offers an important glimpse into links between meteorites and minor planets.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Philbland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Philbland is 2.89 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6580 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EW21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.43 km (#7,177 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.53 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.30 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 1.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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