(6267) Rozhen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1987 by E. W. Elst at Smolyan.
The National Observatory of Bulgaria has been established at Rozhen, not far from the city of Smoljan, close to the Greek border. The observatory, located at a height of 1700 m, profits from excellent instrumental and observational possibilities. In 1986 intensive searches for new minor planets were initiated there.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rozhen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rozhen is 1.99 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6267 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SO9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.98 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0906 |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.983 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.