(6904) McGill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
One of Canada's oldest and most highly regarded universities, McGill (founded 1838) has enjoyed a first-rate reputation. Once home to Stephen Leacock and physicist Ernest Rutherford, the university has done pioneering research both on the earth in medicine and in space through its department of earth and planetary sciences.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McGill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McGill is 2.24 au from the Sun and 2.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6904 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 QW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 5.74° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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