(6379) Vrba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1987 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Karel Vrba (1845-1922) was professor of mineralogy at Charles University in Prague and founder of the mineralogical collections in the National Museum of Prague, including meteorites. The name was suggested by J. Ticha and M. Šolc.Naming citation (20000726/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vrba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vrba is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6379 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 VA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.2 km (#3,102 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.176 |
| Rotation period | 5.11 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.84 |
| Orbital period | 5.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0768 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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