(6171) Uttorp Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1981 by L. G. Taff at Socorro.
Uttorp, a village in southeastern Sweden, is part of a nature reserve used by the local astronomy club Karlskrona Astronomiförening. In 2010 the site, renowned for its dark skies, also saw the launch of an annual astronomy conference open to amateur astronomers and the public. The name was suggested by U. Petersson.Naming citation (20100726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Uttorp is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uttorp is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6171 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 UT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.51 km (#13,928 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.318 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.100 |
| Inclination | 3.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.