6267 Rozhen

6267 Rozhen
Discovery
Discovered byE. W. Elst
Discovery siteRozhen Obs.
Discovery date20 September 1987
Designations
(6267) Rozhen
Named after
Rozhen Observatory
(discovering observatory)
1987 SO9 · 1971 SP
1979 BR2
main-belt · Flora
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc67.30 yr (24,583 days)
Aphelion2.3582 AU
Perihelion1.9663 AU
2.1623 AU
Eccentricity0.0906
3.18 yr (1,161 days)
72.417°
0° 18m 36s / day
Inclination2.1034°
136.75°
315.64°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions3.02 km (calculated)
3.980±0.020 h
3.9847±0.0007 h
0.24 (assumed)
S
14.270±0.120 (R) · 14.3 · 14.316±0.001 (R) · 14.77 · 14.79±0.28

    6267 Rozhen, provisional designation 1987 SO9, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. In 1987, the asteroid was discovered by Eric Elst at Rozhen Observatory, Bulgaria, and was later named after the discovering observatory.