(6711) Holliman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 April 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Named in memory of John Holliman (1948–1998), a national correspondent for CNN, the U.S. Cable News Network. Holliman reported extensively on the role of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in space exploration. Specifically, he served as the network's lead reporter for the Pathfinder mission to Mars, anchoring CNN's continuous coverage of the landing and mission as the spacecraft beamed live video of the planet's surface. Holliman possessed a special ability to make the complex and complicated process of space exploration understandable and accessible to his viewers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Holliman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Holliman is 2.53 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6711 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 HG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.20 km (#10,247 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.343 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.64 |
| Orbital period | 4.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 14.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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