(5831) Dizzy Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 May 1991 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Trumpeter John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (1917–1993), also known as composer of “A Night in Tunisia”, is said by some to have had a greater role than “Bird” (Charlie Parker) in the invention of bebop, of which was clearly a leading proponent.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #12, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
🐶 Dizzy as a dog name🐱 Dizzy as a cat name
Where Dizzy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dizzy is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5831 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 JG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.7 km (#2,967 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 9.07 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Inclination | 12.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.30 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.