(6385) Martindavid Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 1989 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Martin Alois David (1757-1836), the fourth director of the Klementinum observatory in Prague, organized extensive longitude and latitude measurements in Bohemia. The name was suggested by J. Ticha and M. Šolc.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martindavid is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martindavid is 3.45 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6385 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 EC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.5 km (#3,554 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 5.48 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.99 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 5.67° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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