(5376) Maruthiakella Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 February 1990 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Indian-American aerospace engineer Maruthi R. Akella (b. 1972) is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin. He has been instrumental in advancing the control of complex dynamical systems with large-scale nonlinearities and uncertainties, contributing to many successful applications in astrodynamics.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Maruthiakella is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maruthiakella is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5376 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 DD |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.94 km (#5,796 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.139 |
| Rotation period | 6.23 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.45 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.