(6209) Schwaben Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.
Where Schwaben is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schwaben is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6209 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TF4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.71 km (#11,204 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.190 |
| Rotation period | 28.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.06 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 1.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 12 October 1990
- (6194) Denali
- (8847) Huch
- (10761) Lyubimets
- (10762) von Laue
- (10763) Hlawka
- (10764) Rubezahl
- (11508) Stolte
- (15262) Abderhalden
- (15265) Ernsting
- (15724) Zille
- (16505) Sulzer
- (30828) Bethe
More named asteroids discovered by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D.
- (5689) Rhon
- (6068) Brandenburg
- (6717) Antal
- (6864) Starkenburg
- (7127) Stifter
- (7580) Schwabhausen
- (7700) Rote Kapelle
- (7945) Kreisau
- (8020) Erzgebirge
- (8171) Stauffenberg
- (8502) Bauhaus
- (8847) Huch
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