6779 Perrine

Perrine

Discovery and designation
Discovered by	Z. Vavrova
Discovery site	Klet
Discovery date	February 20, 1990
Designations
MPC designation	6779
Named after	Charles Dillon Perrine
Alternate name(s)	1990 DM1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	2.4994554
Peri	2.0141218
Eccentricity	0.1075275
Orbital period	1238.3253012
Mean anomaly	131.16446
Inclination	1.84706
Longitude of ascending node	314.28338
Argument of peri	200.54177
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo	0.0330
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.8

6779 Perrine (1990 DM1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 20, 1990 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.

It is named for Charles Dillon Perrine (1867–1951).

References

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 6779 Perrine

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