(5115) Frimout Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Frimout is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFrimoutFrimout

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frimout is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5115
Provisional designation1988 CD4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.6 km (#3,524 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.115
Rotation period4.67 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.29
Orbital period5.24 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 3.43 au
Eccentricity0.135
Inclination8.68°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

Also discovered on 13 February 1988

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