(5626) Melissabrucker Amor
Discovered on 18 March 1991 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Melissa J. Brucker (b. 1977) researches small bodies in the solar system. As Deputy Principal Investigator for the Spacewatch Project, she organizes and makes observations of high priority Earth-approaching asteroids.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-08-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Melissabrucker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Melissabrucker is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5626 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 FE |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Rotation period | 2.49 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.20 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.455 |
| Inclination | 3.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.213 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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