(5535) Annefrank Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 March 1942 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Annefrank is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Annefrank is 2.15 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5535
Provisional designation1942 EM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.80 km (#11,017 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.311
Rotation period15.1 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.86
Orbital period3.29 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.07 – 2.35 au
Eccentricity0.0632
Inclination4.25°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 23 March 1942

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