(6000) United Nations Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1987 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.
Where United Nations is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: United Nations is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6000 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 UN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.0 km (#4,566 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.211 |
| Rotation period | 3.26 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.17 |
| Orbital period | 4.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 14.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 October 1987
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- (3948) Bohr
- (3956) Caspar
- (3989) Odin
- (3990) Heimdal
- (4059) Balder
- (4088) Baggesen
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