(5186) Donalu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1990 by B. Roman at Palomar.

Where Donalu is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDonaluDonalu

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Donalu is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5186
Provisional designation1990 SB4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.4 km (#4,376 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.260
Rotation period3.15 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.98
Orbital period4.14 years
Semi-major axis2.58 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.36 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.0848
Inclination14.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.41 au

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

Also discovered on 22 September 1990

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