(6697) Celentano Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 1987 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.
Named in honor of Adriano Celentano (b. 1938), Italian singer and film actor.Naming citation (19990202/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Celentano is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Celentano is 3.41 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6697 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 HM1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.0 km (#3,155 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.165 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.93 |
| Orbital period | 5.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0610 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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