(6471) Collins Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 1983 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
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Where Collins is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Collins is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6471 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 EB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.98 km (#5,779 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 2.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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