(5299) Bittesini Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 June 1969 by C. U. Cesco at El Leoncito.
Where Bittesini is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bittesini is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5299 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 LB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.7 km (#2,540 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 4.68 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0625 |
| Inclination | 4.88° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.