(6851) Chianti Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 September 1981 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
The Chianti region in Tuscany, Italy, is world-renowned for its beautiful landscape and for its famous vineyards producing delicious wines.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chianti is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chianti is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6851 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 RO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.83 km (#15,598 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.383 |
| Rotation period | 6.63 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 3.81° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.939 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.