(6510) Tarry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 1987 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Named in honor of Americans William and Nancy Tarry, whose kindness, thoughtfulness and friendship have left a lasting impression on Carolyn Shoemaker and her family and good friends. When Eugene Shoemaker was killed in an outback car collision far from Alice Springs, the Tarrys unhesitatingly provided their hospitality and assistance to them for several weeks. Bill is general manager for Boeing Constructors with the Boeing Defence and Space Group in Alice Springs.Naming citation (19980411/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tarry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tarry is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6510 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 DF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.66 km (#8,044 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.331 |
| Rotation period | 6.36 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.224 |
| Inclination | 23.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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