(6243) Yoder Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 July 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.

Where Yoder is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYoderYoder

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoder is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6243
Provisional designation1990 OT3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.86 km (#13,077 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.517
Absolute magnitude (H)13.85
Orbital period3.27 years
Semi-major axis2.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.31 au
Eccentricity0.0510
Inclination3.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 27 July 1990

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