(5879) Almeria Amor
Discovered on 8 February 1992 by Birkle, K., Hopp, U. at Calar Alto.
Named for the Spanish city and province where the Calar Alto Observatory of the German-Spanish Astronomical Center is located. The observatory is operated jointly by the Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie in Heidelberg and the Spanish National Commission for Astronomy. The naming acknowledges the great Spanish hospitality experienced by German astronomers at the observatory.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Almeria is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Almeria is 1.76 au from the Sun and 0.862 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5879 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 CH1 |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Rotation period | 22.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.61 |
| Orbital period | 2.07 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.15 – 2.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.289 |
| Inclination | 21.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.168 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 February 1992
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