(6631) Pyatnitskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 September 1983 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Pyatnitskij is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pyatnitskij is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6631
Provisional designation1983 RQ4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.3 km (#3,304 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0440
Absolute magnitude (H)13.37
Orbital period3.88 years
Semi-major axis2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 2.84 au
Eccentricity0.149
Inclination7.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

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

Also discovered on 4 September 1983

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