(6159) Andreseloy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 December 1991 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Andrés Eloy Martinez (b. 1963) is a Mexican astronomer and science popularizer known in his country for his radio dramatization of the novel War of the Worlds. He loves creating science videos for the Internet. His biggest concerns are global warming and an asteroid impact on Earth.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andreseloy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andreseloy is 2.19 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6159 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 YH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.26 km (#10,116 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.484 |
| Rotation period | 10.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0616 |
| Inclination | 6.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Andres
All asteroids named after someone called Andres
Also discovered on 30 December 1991
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