(6796) Sundsvall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 March 1993 by UESAC at La Silla.
On the western coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, Sundsvall has developed from a center for trade to a center for the Swedish forestry industry. City privileges were granted in 1621 by king Gustav II Adolf, and the city was destroyed by Russian troops in 1721.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sundsvall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sundsvall is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6796 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 FH24 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.1 km (#4,526 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Rotation period | 4.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0620 |
| Inclination | 5.04° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 March 1993
- (5630) Billschaefer
- (6102) Visby
- (6528) Boden
- (6797) Ostersund
- (7595) Vaxjo
- (7831) Francois-Xavier
- (8535) Pellesvanslos
- (8536) Mans
- (8537) Billochbull
- (8538) Gammelmaja
- (8697) Olofsson
- (9621) Michaelpalin