(6817) Pest Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 January 1982 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Named for the largest of the three towns, Buda, Pest and Óbuda, that form the modern capital of Hungary. The 125th anniversary of the establishment of Budapest as Hungary's political, cultural and scientific center is being celebrated this year. The University Observatory played a major part in the life of both Pest and Buda, with its buildings dominating the panorama for three-quarters of a century after it was founded in 1780. Since 1921 the headquarters of the Konkoly Observatory has also been located in the city, which provided support for the construction of its large dome.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pest is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pest is 2.25 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6817 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 BP2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.15 km (#12,377 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.23 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0806 |
| Inclination | 2.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.