(6813) Amandahendrix Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Amanda R. Hendrix (b. 1968) has used UV spectroscopy to expand our knowledge of icy satellites, the Moon, asteroids, Mars and Io, by revealing surface compositions, weathering processes and radiation products. She was Cassini Deputy Project Scientist, worked on LRO LAMP, and assessed Europa missions.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Amandahendrix is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Amandahendrix is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6813 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VV9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.6 km (#3,863 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 2.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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