(6062) Vespa Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 May 1983 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
Where Vespa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vespa is 3.71 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6062 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 JQ |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.3 km (#2,618 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0780 |
| Rotation period | 8.41 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.53 |
| Orbital period | 5.77 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 2.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 6 May 1983
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- (2779) Mary
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