(6466) Drewesquivel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Drew Esquivel (1995-2016), a devoted student, mentor, leader, and outstanding athlete on wrestling and swimming teams, enjoyed sharing his skills and passion for software development with his peers at MIT and the Summer Science Program, and with the community at large via mobile applications and online tutoring.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-01-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Drewesquivel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Drewesquivel is 2.53 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6466 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MU8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.42 km (#9,851 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.456 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 13.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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