(5702) Morando Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 March 1931 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Morando is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMorandoMorando

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morando is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5702
Provisional designation1931 FC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.13 km (#10,381 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.219
Rotation period9.50 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.93
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.54 au
Eccentricity0.125
Inclination5.33°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.976 au

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

Also discovered on 16 March 1931

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