(6373) Stern Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Stern is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stern is 2.82 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6373 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 EZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.26 km (#5,576 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.206 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0871 |
| Inclination | 12.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 March 1986
- (3987) Wujek
- (4087) Part
- (4448) Phildavis
- (4821) Bianucci
- (5393) Goldstein
- (7515) Marrucino
- (11022) Serio
- (13497) Ronstone
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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