(5522) De Rop Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 August 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Where De Rop is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: De Rop is 2.12 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5522 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.38 km (#9,925 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.246 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 1.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.984 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 August 1991
- (9859) Van Lierde
- (10334) Gibbon
- (13526) Libbrecht
- (13962) Delambre
- (13963) Euphrates
- (13964) La Billardiere
- (15745) Yuliya