(5190) Fry Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1990 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Stephen Fry (b. 1957) is an English writer, actor, comedian, TV presenter and activist. He studied English Literature at Cambridge University, where he was very active in the Cambridge Footlights. Fry is the long-time host of the BBC comedy quiz show QI.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fry is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fry is 3.60 au from the Sun and 4.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5190 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UR2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.4 km (#3,047 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.143 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.13 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.206 |
| Inclination | 14.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.53 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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