(5229) Irurita Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 February 1987 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Irurita is one of 15 villages nestled in the Baztan Valley, within the autonomous community of Navarre in the Basque Country in northern Spain. This area has been populated since Paleolithic times and many megalithic monuments are scattered throughout the countryside, as well as Roman remains and bridges.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Irurita is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Irurita is 3.62 au from the Sun and 4.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5229 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 DE6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.3 km (#2,455 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Rotation period | 5.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.65 |
| Orbital period | 5.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Inclination | 5.73° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 February 1987
More named asteroids discovered by H. Debehogne
- (2364) Seillier
- (2543) Machado
- (2590) Mourao
- (2673) Lossignol
- (2707) Ueferji
- (2814) Vieira
- (2852) Declercq
- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
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