(6751) van Genderen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where van Genderen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: van Genderen is 2.75 au from the Sun and 2.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6751
Provisional designation1114 T-1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.12 km (#12,460 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.378
Rotation period3.14 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.03
Orbital period3.78 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 2.82 au
Eccentricity0.161
Inclination4.65°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 25 March 1971

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