(6188) Robertpepin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1988 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.

Robert Pepin (b. 1933), professor at the University of Minnesota, studies the origin and early history of volatile elements in the solar system. He helped solidify the link between SNC meteorites and Mars through his measurements of noble gases and nitrogen in glasses that are found in these meteorites.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Robertpepin is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Robertpepin is 3.09 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	6188
Provisional designation	1988 SW2
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	11.9 km (#4,112 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.0780
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.14
Orbital period	5.61 years
Semi-major axis	3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.58 – 3.74 au
Eccentricity	0.184
Inclination	2.16°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.57 au

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

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