(5022) Roccapalumba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 April 1984 by W. Ferreri at La Silla.
Named in honor of Roccapalumba, a village in Sicily, for the enthusiastic support that the local administration gives for the popularization of astronomy.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Roccapalumba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roccapalumba is 3.36 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5022 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 HE1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 32.5 km (#1,248 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0220 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.86 |
| Orbital period | 5.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.88 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0837 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.