(6318) Cronkite
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Asteroid (6318) Cronkite |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.513 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.463 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.350 AU - 3.677 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 25.886 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.98 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | H |
| Absolute brightness | 15.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eleanor Helin |
| Date of discovery | November 18, 1990 |
| Another name | 1990 WA |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(6318) Cronkite ( provisional designation: 1990 WA ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which the orbit of Mars crosses and on 18 November 1990 by the American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory in California was discovered.
The asteroid is named after American journalist Walter Cronkite . It was named on October 26, 1996.