(5748) Davebrin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 February 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Davebrin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davebrin is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5748
Provisional designation1991 DX
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.69 km (#11,258 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.275
Rotation period8.94 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.79
Orbital period4.10 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.145
Inclination13.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.25 au

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

Also discovered on 19 February 1991

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