(5819) Lauretta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 October 1989 by S. J. Bus at Cerro Tololo.
Dante Lauretta (b. 1970), a professor at the University of Arizona, is known for his ground-breaking experimental work on the formation of iron-bearing sulfides in the solar nebula. He has also investigated the cosmochemical behavior of many elements such as mercury, boron and beryllium in meteorites.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lauretta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lauretta is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5819 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UZ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.36 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.160 |
| Inclination | 5.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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