(6954) Potemkin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 September 1987 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Russian grand duke Grigorij Aleksandrovich Potemkin (1739-1791) was a statesman, field marshal, diplomat and long the principal confidant of Catherine the Great.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Potemkin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Potemkin is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6954 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 RB6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 3.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.866 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.