(6632) Scoon Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 October 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Scoon is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsScoonScoon

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scoon is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6632
Provisional designation1984 UX1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.69 km (#13,497 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.430
Absolute magnitude (H)13.88
Orbital period3.75 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.13 – 2.70 au
Eccentricity0.118
Inclination6.99°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

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

Also discovered on 29 October 1984

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