(6714) Montreal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Host city for the IAU General Assembly in 1979, Montreal has combined the best of English and French cultures since its founding in 1642. The city has a rich astronomical tradition, as can be seen in several outdoor works of art that emphasize the city's connection to the stars.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Montreal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Montreal is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6714 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 OE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.52 km (#5,400 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Rotation period | 2.65 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.136 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.