(6327) Tijn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Named for Tijn Kolsteren from the Netherlands, who, at age 6 and diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor, raised over 2 million euros for the International Red Cross, as part of the Dutch charity radio program Serious Request 2016.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tijn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tijn is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6327 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,585 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Rotation period | 18.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.227 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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