(5596) Morbidelli Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 August 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Where Morbidelli is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morbidelli is 2.33 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5596 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PQ10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.69 km (#9,416 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.181 |
| Rotation period | 5.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.36 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0837 |
| Inclination | 4.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 August 1991
- (5034) Joeharrington
- (5445) Williwaw
- (6014) Chribrenmark
- (6015) Paularego
- (6016) Carnelli
- (6017) Robertmorehead
- (6018) Pierssac
- (8027) Robertrushworth
- (8280) Petergruber
More named asteroids discovered by H. E. Holt
- (4502) Elizabethann
- (4642) Murchie
- (4643) Cisneros
- (4711) Kathy
- (4745) Nancymarie
- (4955) Gold
- (4958) Wellnitz
- (5034) Joeharrington
- (5132) Maynard
- (5134) Ebilson
- (5185) Alerossi
- (5235) Jean-Loup
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