(5378) Ellyett Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 April 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Where Ellyett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ellyett is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5378 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 GD |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.96 km (#15,321 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.499 |
| Rotation period | 47.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.77 |
| Orbital period | 2.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0826 |
| Inclination | 19.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.799 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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