(6532) Scarfe Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 January 1995 by D. D. Balam at Victoria.

Where Scarfe is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsScarfeScarfe

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scarfe is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6532
Provisional designation1995 AC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.0 km (#4,095 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.258
Rotation period4.93 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.69
Orbital period5.65 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.51 au
Eccentricity0.107
Inclination5.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

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

Also discovered on 4 January 1995

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