(6467) Prilepina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 October 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Prilepina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsPrilepinaPrilepina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Prilepina is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6467
Provisional designation1979 TS2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.8 km (#2,728 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0480
Absolute magnitude (H)13.15
Orbital period4.33 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.36 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.113
Inclination4.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.37 au

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

Also discovered on 14 October 1979

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