(6280) Sicardy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1980 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Sicardy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sicardy is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6280 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 RJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.27 km (#12,117 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.435 |
| Rotation period | 3.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 6.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.916 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1980
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2451) Dollfus
- (2917) Sawyer Hogg
- (3217) Seidelmann
- (3255) Tholen
- (5364) Christophschafer
- (8250) Cornell
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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