(6847) Kunz-Hallstein Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1977 by H.-E. Schuster at La Silla.
The German lawyer Hans Peter Kunz-Hallstein (b. 1939) has been legal advisor for the European Southern Observatory for more than 20 years. A highlight of his work was the negotiations with the Chilean government over the interpretation, modification and amendment of the ESO-Chile agreement of 1963.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kunz-Hallstein is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kunz-Hallstein is 2.84 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6847 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RL |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 6.40 hours |
| Spectral type | Sk |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.54 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.65 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.289 |
| Inclination | 24.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.744 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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