(5464) Weller Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 November 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Weller is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weller is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5464
Provisional designation1985 VC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.73 km (#5,254 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.224
Rotation period3.29 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.68
Orbital period4.36 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.20 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.177
Inclination14.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also discovered on 7 November 1985

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