(6475) Refugium Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1987 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Refugium is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Refugium is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6475 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SZ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.6 km (#1,380 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Rotation period | 8.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.64 – 3.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 8.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 September 1987
- (3992) Wagner
- (4059) Balder
- (5111) Jacliff
- (5616) Vogtland
- (6124) Mecklenburg
- (7333) Bec-Borsenberger
- (8268) Goerdeler
- (16418) Lortzing
- (30778) Doblin
- (96178) Rochambeau
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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