(5329) Decaro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 December 1989 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Mario De Caro (b. 1963) is a philosopher who studies the philosophy of mind, the free-will controversy and naturalism at the University of RomaTre. Mario has also worked on the mathematical philosophy of Galileo and argued that Galileo believed that reality is essentially mathematical. The name was suggested by T. Burbine.Naming citation (20060413/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Decaro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Decaro is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5329 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 YP |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.5 km (#4,813 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 24.5 hours |
| Spectral type | Cb |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.269 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.961 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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