(6534) Carriepeterson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1995 by T. B. Spahr at Catalina Station.
Carolyn (Carrie) H. Peterson (1942-2006) was an active member of the Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE). She was interested in the stars, but far more interested what motivated the stargazers. Carrie supported the construction of Wishing Star Observatory in 2006 but did not live to see it completed.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carriepeterson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carriepeterson is 3.45 au from the Sun and 2.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6534 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.4 km (#3,569 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.108 |
| Rotation period | 14.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.58 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 23.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.