(6099) Saarland Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 October 1991 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Saarland is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSaarlandSaarland

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saarland is 2.08 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6099
Provisional designation1991 UH4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.28 km (#8,530 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0850
Absolute magnitude (H)14.65
Orbital period3.48 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.77 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.230
Inclination5.61°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.774 au

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

Also discovered on 30 October 1991

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