(5150) Fellini Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Fellini is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fellini is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5150
Provisional designation7571 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.40 km (#9,879 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.419
Rotation period5.20 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.38
Orbital period3.90 years
Semi-major axis2.48 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.104
Inclination6.66°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

Also discovered on 17 October 1960

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