(6891) Triconia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1976 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Where Triconia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Triconia is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6891 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 SA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.32 km (#6,290 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.161 |
| Rotation period | 29.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.37 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0618 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.52 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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