(5659) Vergara Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 July 1968 by Torres, C., Cofre, S. at Cerro El Roble.
Uruguayan astronomer Gladys Vergara Gavagnin (1928-2016) was the former director of the Astronomical Observatory of Montevideo, co-founder of the Asociación de Aficionados a la Astronomia and the Comité Nacional de Astronomia. She was also co-founder and secretary of the Uruguayan Antarctic Committee.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-11-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vergara is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vergara is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5659 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 OA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 24.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.124 |
| Inclination | 6.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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