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6571 Sigmund

asteroid
Asteroid Q635283

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +24
Follows
6570 Tomohiro[6]
Followed by
6572 Carson[7]
Absolute magnitude
13.7, 13.93[18][19]
Albedo
0.31[37]
Apoapsis
2.861 au, 2.864464994970767 au[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
23.97751°, 24.04875016660136°[32][33]
Diameter
4.546 km[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels[1][2][3]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
287.21408°, 287.0928358037181°[24][25]
Mean anomaly
39.58204°, 285.6043736899819°[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[8]
Named after
Peter Sigmund[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.16 (0.15–0.16, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
6.30585°, 6.310971551361884°[20][21]
Orbital period
3.9 year, 1,424.940014541081 day[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[9]
Periapsis
2.0968679 au, 2.091886513217945 au[30][31]
Provisional designation
1991 PV8, 1992 YA2, 3027 P-L[10][11][12]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
2.4790042 au, 2.478175754094356 au[26][27]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[4]
Time of discovery or invention
September 24, 1960[13]
Time of periapsis
2,461,294.9702912113 Julian day[39]
🏷️ Also known as
en 6571 Sigmund en Sigmund de (6571) Sigmund fa سیارک ۶۵۷۱ ja 6571 シグムンド ja シグムンド ru 1992 YA2 ru 1991 PV8 ru 3027 P-L ru (6571) 3027 P-L ru PLS3027 ru Sigmund uk 6571 Зігмунд zh 小行星6571
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03ygl1n
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006571
Minor Planet Center body ID
6571

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Discoverer or inventor 3
Tom Gehrels, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Cornelis Johannes van Houten
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Follows 1
6570 Tomohiro
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
6570 Tomohiro
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Related Entities

Cornelis Johannes van Houten Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Tom Gehrels

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  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.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.096868 astronomical unit, 2.091887 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 3.9 year, 1,424.940015 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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