(6116) Still Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 October 1984 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Still is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Still is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6116
Provisional designation1984 UB3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.93 km (#5,811 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.267
Rotation period8.51 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.6
Orbital period5.16 years
Semi-major axis2.99 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.0935
Inclination0.838°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

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

Also discovered on 26 October 1984

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