(6918) Manaslu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1993 by Hirasawa, M., Suzuki, S. at Nyukasa.
Named for an 8156-m mountain in the Himalayas. The summit was first reached by the Japanese party led by Aritsune Maki in 1956.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Manaslu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manaslu is 2.07 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6918 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FV3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.22 km (#10,210 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.269 |
| Rotation period | 8.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 1.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.