(5202) Charleseliot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1983 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was an American chemist and the 21st President of Harvard College (1869-1909). He oversaw the growth of the school into a world-renowned research institution, and played a key role in reforming American higher education by pioneering standardized entrance exams and elective courses.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-07-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Charleseliot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charleseliot is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5202 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 XX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.19 km (#5,629 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.166 |
| Rotation period | 183 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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