Asteroid
Near-Earth
6178
6178 (1986 DA)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.43 AU
- True anomaly
- 185.53°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 2.814 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.5848
- Inclination
- 4.31°
- Orbital period
- 4.72 years
- Perihelion
- 1.168 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.459 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 64.48°
- Argument of periapsis
- 127.47°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 1.15 km
- Rotation period
- 3.5 hours
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.15
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.71
- Spectral type
- AMO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB