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6594 Tasman

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q638081

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
(6593) 1986 UV[4]
Followed by
6595 Munizbarreto[5]
Absolute magnitude
+12.6, +12.76[15][16]
Albedo
+0.365[35]
Apoapsis
+3.229, +3.225113949107204[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+124.16224, +124.0289307642236[30][31]
Diameter
+6.96[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Antonín Mrkos[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+194.89537, +194.794979624867[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+195.47491, +71.4677488046379[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Abel Tasman[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.16 (0.16–0.16, n=3)[12][13][14]
Orbital inclination
+8.77033, +8.76572158549496[17][18]
Orbital period
+4.63, +1691.771567975883[19][20]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.3245940, +2.332122288783735[28][29]
Provisional designation
1987 MM1, 1991 GD1[8][9]
Rotation period
+3.68[21]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.7769568, +2.778618118945469[24][25]
Significant event
naming[11]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kleť Observatory[2]
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Time of discovery or invention
June 25, 1987[10]
Time of periapsis
+2460664.646929292[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Tasman de 1987 MM1 de (6594) Tasman fa سیارک ۶۵۹۴ ja タスマン ru 1991 GD1 ru (6594) 1987 MM1 ru (6594) Тасман ru Тасман uk 6594 Тасман zh 小行星6594
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yh3ln
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006594
Minor Planet Center body ID
6594

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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.

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  1. 11d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.324594 astronomical unit, 2.332122 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 4.63 year, 1,691.771568 day
    Rotation period → 3.68 hour
    Instance of → asteroid
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