(6691) Trussoni Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 1984 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Edoardo Trussoni (b. 1945) is an astrophysicist who has spent most of his career studying high-energy phenomena in active galactic nuclei and stars. He was director of the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino from 2002 to 2005. The name was suggested by M. Di Martino.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Trussoni is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trussoni is 3.19 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6691 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 DX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 3.92° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.950 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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