(6372) Walker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1985 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
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Where Walker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walker is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6372 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 JW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 42.1 km (#918 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0330 |
| Rotation period | 44.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.66 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 May 1985
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- (3671) Dionysus
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- (3854) George
- (3880) Kaiserman
- (3927) Feliciaplatt
- (3977) Maxine
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