(53253) Zeiler Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1999 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Michael Zeiler (b. 1956) is a technical writer at the Environmental Systems Research Institute who helped develop the ArcGIS geographic information system. He made his first eclipse map in 2009. His company now produces a variety of them, books, graphics and animations, many of which he distributes freely.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-12-03), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zeiler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zeiler is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 53253 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EV5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.89 km (#13,009 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.185 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.78 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.48 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0718 |
| Inclination | 2.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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