(6057) Robbia Outer Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Robbia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robbia is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6057
Provisional designation5182 T-3
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter29.4 km (#1,397 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0430
Rotation period5.80 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.03
Orbital period6.05 years
Semi-major axis3.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.99 – 3.65 au
Eccentricity0.0997
Inclination17.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.99 au

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

Also discovered on 16 October 1977

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