(5196) Bustelli Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Bustelli is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bustelli is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5196
Provisional designation3102 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.94 km (#9,022 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.146
Rotation period7.77 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.98
Orbital period4.44 years
Semi-major axis2.70 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.33 – 3.07 au
Eccentricity0.137
Inclination13.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.38 au

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

Also discovered on 30 September 1973

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