(6487) Tonyspear Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 8 April 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Tonyspear is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tonyspear is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6487 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GA1 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 74.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.64 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.304 |
| Inclination | 21.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.784 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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