(5677) Aberdonia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 September 1987 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Aberdonia is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aberdonia is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5677
Provisional designation1987 SQ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.80 km (#5,914 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.250
Rotation period5.08 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.72
Orbital period4.77 years
Semi-major axis2.83 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.0584
Inclination1.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 21 September 1987

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