(6569) Ondaatje Amor
Discovered on 22 June 1993 by J. E. Mueller at Palomar.
Michael Ondaatje (b. 1943), a Canadian novelist, poet and writer, was born in Sri Lanka into a Burgher family. Best known for his novel The English Patient, adapted into an award-winning movie, he returned to his Sri Lankan origins in two other books, Running in the Family and Anil's Ghost.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ondaatje is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ondaatje is 1.29 au from the Sun and 1.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6569 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 MO |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Rotation period | 5.96 hours |
| Spectral type | Sr |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.63 |
| Orbital period | 2.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.27 – 1.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 22.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.254 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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