(6076) Plavec Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 February 1980 by L. Brozek at Klet.

Where Plavec is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Plavec is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6076
Provisional designation1980 CR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.3 km (#2,615 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0440
Absolute magnitude (H)12.93
Orbital period4.29 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.175
Inclination8.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.19 au

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

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