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6647 Josse

asteroid
Place asteroid Q126316

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
6646 Churanta[3]
Followed by
(6648) 1991 PM11[4]
Absolute magnitude
15.1 (14.9–15.1, n=3)[17][18][19]
Albedo
+0.05[38]
Apoapsis
+2.640, +2.640110060605533[29][30]
Argument of periapsis
+137.86703, +137.9238934300376[33][34]
Diameter
+6.519[37]
Discoverer or inventor
Eric Walter Elst[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+217.83510, +217.7547204273843[25][26]
Mean anomaly
+57.33712, +59.10872455693631[35][36]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.2 (0.2–0.2, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+1.14357, +1.144332281730881[20][21]
Orbital period
+3.28, +1197.339503129942[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+1.7728201, +1.773316644327291[31][32]
Provisional designation
1969 TG5, 1979 VZ2, 1982 SH7, 1991 GG5, 1992 UG1[7][8][9][10][11]
Rotation period
+5.9498[24]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.2065428, +2.206713352466412[27][28]
Significant event
naming[13]
Site of astronomical discovery
La Silla Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
April 8, 1991[12]
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Time of periapsis
+2460803.9077475234[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Josse en 6647 Josse de (6647) Josse fa سیارک ۶۶۴۷ fa سيارك 6647 fa سيارك ۶۶۴۷ fa سیارک 6647 ru 1979 VZ2 ru 1969 TG5 ru 1982 SH7 ru 1991 GG5 ru 1992 UG1 ru (6647) 1991 GG5 ru Josse uk 6647 Josse uk 6647 Жосс zh 小行星6647
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y55j9
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20006647
Minor Planet Center body ID
6647

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Eric Walter Elst
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
(6648) 1991 PM11
Followed by (predecessor) 1
(6648) 1991 PM11
Follows 1
6646 Churanta
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
6646 Churanta
Site of astronomical discovery 1
La Silla Observatory
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Neuvy-en-Dunois
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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] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  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.
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  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. 4d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.7728201'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.773316644327291'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.28'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1197.339503129942'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ce', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy', 'it', 'kaa', 'la',
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.9498'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||kaa */ kaawiki sitelink"
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