(6848) Casely-Hayford Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Adelaide Casely-Hayford (1868-1960) was a Sierra Leonean educator, activist, and feminist. She worked to preserve Sierra Leonean heritage and promote cultural pride under British rule. A talented orator, she promoted African art and started a school for girls.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-08-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Casely-Hayford is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Casely-Hayford is 3.49 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6848 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VG5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,627 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Rotation period | 6.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 0.516° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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