(5842) Cancelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 February 1986 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Ferdinando Cancelli (b. 1969) is a doctor whose speciality is palliative medicine. He is deeply involved in ethical issues concerning the end of life and in the care of terminally ill persons.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-03-23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cancelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cancelli is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5842 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 CV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.59 km (#9,585 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.472 |
| Rotation period | 185 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.98 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 13.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 February 1986
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- (2814) Vieira
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- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
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