(5003) Silvanominuto Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 March 1988 by W. Ferreri at La Silla.

Amateur astronomer Silvano Minuto (b. 1940) is founder of the Suno Observatory and promoter of several regional laws on light pollution in Italy. The name was suggested by S. Foglia.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Silvanominuto is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Silvanominuto is 2.45 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	5003
Provisional designation	1988 ER2
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	3.90 km (#12,991 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.359
Rotation period	4.76 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.09
Orbital period	3.38 years
Semi-major axis	2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.05 – 2.46 au
Eccentricity	0.0907
Inclination	1.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.05 au

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

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