(5695) Remillieux Main-belt Asteroid

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

Where Remillieux is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Remillieux is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5695
Provisional designation4577 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.09 km (#7,532 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.320
Absolute magnitude (H)12.98
Orbital period4.31 years
Semi-major axis2.65 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.28 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.139
Inclination12.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.34 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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