(6901) Roybishop Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 August 1989 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Roybishop is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roybishop is 2.16 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6901 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 PA |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.05 km (#10,517 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Rotation period | 4.77 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 2.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.73 – 2.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 23.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.794 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.