(6544) Stevendick Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1986 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.
Steven J. Dick (b. 1949), president of IAU Commission 41 (1997-2000), wrote the official history of the U.S. Naval Observatory and books on the history of the extraterrestrial life debate. At the USNO (1979-2003) he was astronomer, historian and Nautical Almanac Office chief. He has been chief historian of NASA since 2003.Naming citation (20090607/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Stevendick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stevendick is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6544 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 SD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 4.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.77 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.112 |
| Inclination | 3.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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