(5852) Nanette Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 April 1991 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H. at Palomar.

Where Nanette is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsNanetteNanette

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nanette is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5852
Provisional designation1991 HO
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter23.7 km (#1,799 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0430
Rotation period5.61 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.32
Orbital period4.55 years
Semi-major axis2.74 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.17 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.210
Inclination18.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.15 au

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

Also discovered on 19 April 1991

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