(6468) Welzenbach Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Linda C. Welzenbach (b. 1966) is collections manager in the Division of Meteorites at the Smithsonian Institution. She plays an essential role in the meteoritics community through her daily management of the National Meteorite Collection, providing research material to scientists and classifying Antarctic meteorites.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Welzenbach is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Welzenbach is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6468 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 ED19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.74 km (#7,958 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.295 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.47 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0752 |
| Inclination | 2.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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