(6825) Irvine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1988 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
The British mountaineer Andrew Irvine (1901-1924) was George Mallory's partner for a final bid for the summit of Everest. The two disappeared from the view of their colleagues less than 200 meters from their goal.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Irvine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Irvine is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6825 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 TJ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.67 km (#11,289 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Rotation period | 3.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0154 |
| Inclination | 5.40° |
| 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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