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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Z. Vavrova |
| Discovery site | Klet |
| Discovery date | February 20, 1990 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6779 |
| Named after | Charles Dillon Perrine |
| Alternate name(s) | 1990 DM1 |
| 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 |
| 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).
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