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6438 Suárez

asteroid
Asteroid Q619304

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
6437 Stroganov[5]
Followed by
6439 Tirol[6]
Absolute magnitude
+13.8, +14.04[19][20]
Albedo
+0.511[39]
Apoapsis
+2.645, +2.647475333660344[30][31]
Argument of periapsis
+91.22474, +91.55635077399428[34][35]
Diameter
+3.014[38]
Discoverer or inventor
Henri Debehogne[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[40]
Longitude of ascending node
+161.16872, +161.0615806201182[26][27]
Mean anomaly
+282.48265, +31.50099704768254[36][37]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Buenaventura Suárez[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.19 (0.19–0.19, n=3)[16][17][18]
Orbital inclination
+5.22020, +5.21806383485551[21][22]
Orbital period
+3.33, +1215.09604508511[23][24]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+1.8120691, +1.809478298785558[32][33]
Provisional designation
1972 NH, 1975 ET5, 1978 ER, 1988 BS3, 1989 RD5[9][10][11][12][13]
Rotation period
+2.9416[25]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.2285212, +2.228476816222951[28][29]
Significant event
naming[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
European Southern Observatory, La Silla Observatory[2][3]
Time of discovery or invention
January 18, 1988[14]
Time of periapsis
+2460894.175730753[41]
🏷️ Also known as
en 6438 Suárez en Suárez en 6438 Suarez de 6438 Suarez de (6438) Suárez es 6438 Suarez fa سیارک ۶۴۳۸ fr 6438 Suarez pt 6438 Suarez ru 1972 NH ru 1975 ET5 ru 1978 ER ru 1988 BS3 ru 1989 RD5 ru (6438) 1988 BS3 ru (6438) Suarez ru Suarez uk 6438 Суарес zh 小行星6438
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/0466jkm
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006438
Minor Planet Center body ID
6438

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Site of astronomical discovery 2
European Southern Observatory, La Silla Observatory
Discoverer or inventor 1
Henri Debehogne
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 13d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 1.812069 astronomical unit, 1.809478 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.33 year, 1,215.096045 day
    Rotation period → 2.9416 hour
    Instance of → asteroid
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