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6596 Bittner

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q156266

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
6595 Munizbarreto[4]
Followed by
6597 Kreil[5]
Absolute magnitude
+12.9, +13.17[17][18]
Albedo
+0.147[36]
Apoapsis
+2.802, +2.803136294760625[27][28]
Argument of periapsis
+6.22367, +8.108319426959396[31][32]
Diameter
+6.912[35]
Discoverer or inventor
Antonín Mrkos[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[37]
Longitude of ascending node
+30.33062, +30.17805555927055[23][24]
Mean anomaly
+115.94727, +56.75109523193207[33][34]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Adam Bittner[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.08 (0.08–0.08, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+4.90107, +4.891412082957946[19][20]
Orbital period
+4.16, +1521.962530310035[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.3733762, +2.37571790820098[29][30]
Provisional designation
1972 BV, 1979 YQ9, 1987 VC1, 1989 EH8[8][9][10][11]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.5875833, +2.589427101480803[25][26]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
Kleť Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
November 15, 1987[12]
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Time of periapsis
+2460760.574887508[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bittner de 1987 VC1 de (6596) Bittner fa سیارک ۶۵۹۶ ru (6596) Биттнер ru Биттнер ru 1989 EH8 ru 1972 BV ru 1979 YQ9 ru (6596) 1987 VC1 uk 6596 Біттнер zh 小行星6596
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y0_yc
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006596
Minor Planet Center body ID
6596

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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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.373376 astronomical unit, 2.375718 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 4.16 year, 1,521.96253 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Antonín Mrkos
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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