(5317) Verolacqua Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 1983 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Verolacqua is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Verolacqua is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5317 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 CE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.44 km (#5,460 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.315 |
| Rotation period | 3.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.44 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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