(6465) Zvezdotchet Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 March 1995 by at Zelenchukskaya Stn 29147 Kryachko, T. V..

Named for the Russian amateur astronomers' magazine Zvezdotchet (Stargazer) and its readers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #13, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Zvezdotchet is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zvezdotchet is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6465
Provisional designation1995 EP
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.3 km (#3,066 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0940
Rotation period8.69 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.77
Orbital period4.37 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.25 – 3.09 au
Eccentricity0.157
Inclination11.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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