(6485) Wendeesther Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 1990 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.
Where Wendeesther is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wendeesther is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6485 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UR1 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 75.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.07 |
| Orbital period | 2.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.63 – 2.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.147 |
| Inclination | 20.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.652 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.