(6231) Hundertwasser Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1985 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Friedensreich Hundertwasser (Friedrich Stowasser, 1928-2000) was an Austrian graphic artist and painter whose decorative abstract style follows in the Secessionist (Art Nouveau) tradition of Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. The name was suggested by J. Ticha.Naming citation (20000523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hundertwasser is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hundertwasser is 2.76 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6231 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 FH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.53 km (#9,669 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.252 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.89 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.144 |
| Inclination | 9.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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