(6194) Denali Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 October 1990 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Mt. Denali, rising 6194 meters above sea level, is the tallest peak in North America. The name Denali originates from the Tanana Indian language and translates into English as “The Great One”. The Tanana Indians are a subgroup of the Athabaskans; the Athabaskans were the original inhabitants of central and south central Alaska. Name proposed by D. Hamilton.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Denali is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Denali is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6194 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.21 km (#7,410 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.228 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0977 |
| Inclination | 9.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.18 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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