(6105) Verrocchio Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Verrocchio is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verrocchio is 3.16 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6105
Provisional designation4580 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.14 km (#12,406 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.216
Absolute magnitude (H)14.34
Orbital period4.28 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 3.16 au
Eccentricity0.201
Inclination11.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.10 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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