(5530) Eisinga Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Eisinga is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eisinga is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5530
Provisional designation2835 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.72 km (#11,188 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.218
Absolute magnitude (H)14.06
Orbital period3.48 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.64 au
Eccentricity0.151
Inclination7.74°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.977 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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