(5589) De Meis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1990 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Salvatore De Meis (b. 1930), of Milan, is engaged in the application of astronomical calculations to the dating of historical events, particularly of Babylonian astronomy. The name was suggested by J. Meeus.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where De Meis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: De Meis is 2.69 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5589 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 SD14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.38 km (#7,228 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.324 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.57 |
| Orbital period | 4.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.63 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0432 |
| Inclination | 2.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Salvatore
All asteroids named after someone called Salvatore
Also discovered on 23 September 1990
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- (2814) Vieira
- (2852) Declercq
- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
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