(5306) Fangfen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 January 1980 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.

Where Fangfen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fangfen is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5306
Provisional designation1980 BB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.30 km (#6,304 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.279
Rotation period3.94 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.76
Orbital period4.83 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.66 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.0702
Inclination3.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.65 au

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

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