(5529) Perry Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Perry is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Perry is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5529
Provisional designation2557 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.58 km (#13,751 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.660
Absolute magnitude (H)14.16
Orbital period3.43 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.88 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.172
Inclination4.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.872 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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