(5504) Lanzerotti Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 March 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Lanzerotti is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lanzerotti is 2.55 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5504
Provisional designation1985 FC2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.17 km (#7,442 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.261
Absolute magnitude (H)12.87
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.42 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.0732
Inclination13.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.44 au

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

Also discovered on 22 March 1985

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