(5820) Babelsberg Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Babelsberg is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Babelsberg is 2.23 au from the Sun and 3.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5820
Provisional designation1989 UF7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.2 km (#4,449 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0440
Rotation period115 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.9
Orbital period3.85 years
Semi-major axis2.45 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.18 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination2.51°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 23 October 1989

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