(5651) Traversa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 February 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Where Traversa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Traversa is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5651 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 CA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.9 km (#1,550 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0511 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.72 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.67 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 February 1991
- (4774) Hobetsu
- (5878) Charlene
- (6323) Karoji
- (6646) Churanta
- (6723) Chrisclark
- (8167) Ishii
- (16525) Shumarinaiko