(6855) Armellini Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 January 1989 by Osservatorio San Vittore at Bologna.

Where Armellini is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Armellini is 2.42 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6855
Provisional designation1989 BG
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.71 km (#7,986 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.125
Absolute magnitude (H)14.03
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.14 – 2.44 au
Eccentricity0.0654
Inclination7.57°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.14 au

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

Also discovered on 29 January 1989

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