(5248) Scardia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1983 by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G. at La Silla.
Where Scardia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scardia is 1.84 au from the Sun and 2.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5248 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 GQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.21 km (#12,241 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Rotation period | 6.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 3.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 0.351° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.821 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (3016) Meuse
- (3121) Tamines
- (3235) Melchior
- (3268) De Sanctis
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3610) Decampos
- (3740) Menge
- (4192) Breysacher
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