(6027) Waratah Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1993 by G. J. Garradd at Siding Spring.
The New South Wales waratah, Telopea speciosissima, is a large shrub endemic to New South Wales, in Australia, and it is the floral emblem of that state.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Waratah is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Waratah is 2.39 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6027 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 SS2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.09 km (#7,526 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.271 |
| Rotation period | 46.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 5.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.841 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.