(6445) Bellmore Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 March 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Named in honor of Tamara Bell and Michael More on the occasion of their wedding. They are recent graduates of the University of Arizona with degrees in political science and geology. The discoverer and her husband wish the newlyweds a harmonious marriage and rewarding careers.Naming citation (19961026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Bellmore is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bellmore is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	6445
Provisional designation	1990 FS1
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	7.27 km (#7,340 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.366
Rotation period	6.88 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.79
Orbital period	4.26 years
Semi-major axis	2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.33 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity	0.112
Inclination	13.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.35 au

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

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