(6461) Adam Inner Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 November 1993 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.

Robert Adam (1728-1792) was a Scottish architect. The most famous member of an accomplished family of architects, Adam developed a style that led to a classical revival in architecture in Britain and influenced developments in Europe and North America.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-07-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

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Where Adam is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adam is 1.75 au from the Sun and 1.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	6461
Provisional designation	1993 VB5
Orbit class	Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	2.63 km (#15,998 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.543
Rotation period	46.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.44
Orbital period	2.73 years
Semi-major axis	1.95 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.75 – 2.15 au
Eccentricity	0.102
Inclination	23.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.868 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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