(5518) Mariobotta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 December 1989 by J. M. Baur at Chions.

Where Mariobotta is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mariobotta is 2.57 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5518
Provisional designation1989 YF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.21 km (#7,409 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.238
Rotation period109 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.06
Orbital period3.42 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 2.69 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination7.76°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.841 au

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

Also discovered on 30 December 1989

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