(6670) Wallach Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 June 1994 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.

Where Wallach is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wallach is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6670
Provisional designation1994 LL1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.74 km (#5,967 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.366
Rotation period4.08 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.55
Orbital period4.50 years
Semi-major axis2.72 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 3.52 au
Eccentricity0.292
Inclination20.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.924 au

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

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