(6530) Adry Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 April 1994 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde.

Named in honor of Adriano Casulli (b. 1974), son of the discoverer.Naming citation (19980411/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Adry is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAdryAdry

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adry is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6530
Provisional designation1994 GW
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.47 km (#8,280 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.385
Rotation period3.29 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.99
Orbital period4.33 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity0.165
Inclination14.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

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

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