(6258) Rodin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Rodin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rodin is 2.28 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6258 |
| Provisional designation | 3070 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.00 km (#12,732 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.400 |
| Rotation period | 5.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0825 |
| Inclination | 4.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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