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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Mrkos, A. |
| Discovery site | Klet |
| Discovery date | March 4, 1983 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6471 |
| Named after | Michael Collins |
| Alternate name(s) | 1983 EB1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7356125 |
| Peri | 2.1276523 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1250107 |
| Orbital period | 1384.9858151 |
| Mean anomaly | 254.57075 |
| Inclination | 2.67426 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 165.93787 |
| Argument of peri | 329.53050 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
6471 Collins (1983 EB1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 4, 1983 by Mrkos, A. at Klet.
It is named after the Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins.
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