(6553) Seehaus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 1989 by M. Geffert at La Silla.
Where Seehaus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seehaus is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6553 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 GP6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,873 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.196 |
| Rotation period | 3.99 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.62 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0817 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 April 1989
- (4159) Freeman
- (4611) Vulkaneifel
- (5006) Teller
- (6552) Higginson
- (6775) Giorgini
- (13028) Klaustschira
- (23457) Beiderbecke
- (118172) Vorgebirge