(5833) Peterson Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 August 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Colin A. Peterson (b. 1977), a research support specialist at Cornell University, and responsible for designing sequences for the NEAR spacecraft Multi-Spectral Imager and Near-Infrared Spectrometer team, has developed innovative methods for obtaining spectral maps of (433) Eros. The name was suggested by J. Veverka.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Peterson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peterson is 3.40 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5833 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PQ |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 27.1 km (#1,538 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.105 |
| Rotation period | 27.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.21 |
| Orbital period | 6.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.37 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0342 |
| Inclination | 19.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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