(6353) Semper Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Semper is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSemperSemper

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Semper is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6353
Provisional designation3107 T-3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.5 km (#3,015 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0740
Rotation period24.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.78
Orbital period5.45 years
Semi-major axis3.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 3.59 au
Eccentricity0.160
Inclination2.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

Also discovered on 16 October 1977

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