(6469) Armstrong Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1982 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
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Where Armstrong is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Armstrong is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6469 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 PC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.72 km (#13,408 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.243 |
| Rotation period | 5.96 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Inclination | 3.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.753 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.