(5443) Encrenaz Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 July 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.

Where Encrenaz is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Encrenaz is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.37 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5443
Provisional designation1991 NX1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.0 km (#4,590 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0710
Absolute magnitude (H)13.36
Orbital period3.89 years
Semi-major axis2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.107
Inclination10.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

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

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