(6147) Straub Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Straub is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Straub is 2.72 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6147
Provisional designation1081 T-3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.00 km (#7,652 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.167
Rotation period10.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.0
Orbital period4.20 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 3.17 au
Eccentricity0.218
Inclination12.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1977

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