(5609) Stroncone Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 March 1993 by A. Vagnozzi at Stroncone.

Where Stroncone is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Stroncone is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5609
Provisional designation1993 FU
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.3 km (#3,321 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0650
Absolute magnitude (H)12.96
Orbital period5.41 years
Semi-major axis3.08 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 3.57 au
Eccentricity0.157
Inclination1.38°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.58 au

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

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