(6382) 1988 EL

(6382) 1988 EL is an inner main-belt minor planet.[1] It was discovered by Jeff T. Alu at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on March 14, 1988.

With an absolute magnitude of 13.7,[1] the asteroid is about 5–11 km in diameter.[2] The asteroid will pass 0.086 AU (12,900,000 km; 8,000,000 mi) from Mars on 2042-Apr-13 and 0.092 AU (13,800,000 km; 8,600,000 mi) from Mars on 2113-Oct-03.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6382 (1988 EL)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  2. "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2014-06-28.


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