(5547) Acadiau Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 11 June 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.

Where Acadiau is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Acadiau is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5547
Provisional designation1980 LE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.18 km (#5,636 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.231
Rotation period3.64 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.55
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.30 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination12.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.30 au

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

Also discovered on 11 June 1980

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