(5313) Nunes Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 September 1982 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Where Nunes is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nunes is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5313
Provisional designation1982 SC2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.46 km (#9,781 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.284
Rotation period2.80 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.66
Orbital period3.30 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.123
Inclination4.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.931 au

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

Also discovered on 18 September 1982

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