(5749) Urduja Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Urduja was a 14th century warrior princess from the Philippines. Well-educated, young, and a fierce warrior, she ruled the kingdom of Tawalisi.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2019-12-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Urduja is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Urduja is 3.23 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5749 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 FV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.8 km (#3,804 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.227 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0750 |
| Inclination | 9.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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