(6566) Shafter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1992 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Allen Shafter (b. 1955) is a professor and chairman of studies in astronomy at San Diego State University. His research is focused on the study of extragalactic novae.Naming citation (20090409/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Shafter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shafter is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6566 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 UB2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 3.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.888 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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