(6864) Starkenburg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 September 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.

Where Starkenburg is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsStarkenburgStarkenburg

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Starkenburg is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6864
Provisional designation1991 RC4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.27
Orbital period3.42 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.50 au
Eccentricity0.101
Inclination2.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

Also discovered on 12 September 1991

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