(6677) Renoir Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Renoir is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Renoir is 3.54 au from the Sun and 4.18 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6677
Provisional designation3045 T-3
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter18.6 km (#2,410 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.141
Rotation period4.67 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.39
Orbital period5.87 years
Semi-major axis3.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.93 – 3.57 au
Eccentricity0.0981
Inclination14.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.95 au

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

Also discovered on 16 October 1977

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