(5832) Martaprincipe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 June 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Marta Carusi and Raffaele “Principe” Ranucci were married in Nov. 2000. The name was suggested by A. Carusi.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Martaprincipe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Martaprincipe is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5832 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 LE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.8 km (#1,794 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0560 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.41 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 28.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Marta
All asteroids named after someone called Marta
Also discovered on 15 June 1991
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