(5224) Abbe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 February 1982 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Abbe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abbe is 2.27 au from the Sun and 3.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5224 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 DX3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.89 km (#10,840 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.169 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.61 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00894 |
| Inclination | 7.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 February 1982
More named asteroids discovered by F. Borngen
- (3181) Ahnert
- (3245) Jensch
- (3338) Richter
- (3539) Weimar
- (3540) Protesilaos
- (3802) Dornburg
- (3808) Tempel
- (3826) Handel
- (3917) Franz Schubert
- (3941) Haydn
- (3943) Silbermann
- (3954) Mendelssohn
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