(5947) Bonnie Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 March 1985 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Bonnie is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bonnie is 3.03 au from the Sun and 2.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5947
Provisional designation1985 FD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.5 km (#4,795 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.276
Rotation period13.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.29
Orbital period4.34 years
Semi-major axis2.66 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 3.05 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination14.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

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

Also discovered on 21 March 1985

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