(6829) Charmawidor Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 January 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.

Where Charmawidor is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charmawidor is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number6829
Provisional designation1991 BM1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.33 km (#7,283 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.228
Rotation period27.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.24
Orbital period4.83 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.65 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.0717
Inclination2.10°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

Also discovered on 18 January 1991

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