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5651 Traversa

asteroid
Asteroid Q420381

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
5650 Mochihito-o[3]
Followed by
5652 Amphimachus[4]
Absolute magnitude
+11.6, +11.72[16][17]
Albedo
+0.0511[35]
Apoapsis
+3.635, +3.635016067725245[26][27]
Argument of periapsis
+229.25171, +228.0818664830299[30][31]
Diameter
+26.88[34]
Discoverer or inventor
Eric Walter Elst[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[36]
Longitude of ascending node
+139.09695, +139.0202299920885[22][23]
Mean anomaly
+136.16689, +202.4234128573192[32][33]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.16 (0.16–0.16, n=3)[13][14][15]
Orbital inclination
+14.65014, +14.6371024120873[18][19]
Orbital period
+5.56, +2033.047431946838[20][21]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[6]
Periapsis
+2.6452896, +2.646474593664465[28][29]
Provisional designation
1977 QL, 1980 DY2, 1989 WJ7, 1991 CA2[7][8][9][10]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.1403232, +3.140745330694855[24][25]
Significant event
naming[12]
Site of astronomical discovery
Haute-Provence Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
February 14, 1991[11]
Time of periapsis
+2461890.3907661815[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Traversa en 5651 Traversa de (5651) Traversa fa سیارک ۵۶۵۱ ja トラヴェルサ ru Traversa ru 1980 DY2 ru 1977 QL ru 1989 WJ7 ru 1991 CA2 ru (5651) 1991 CA2 uk 5651 Траверса zh 小行星5651
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yhd4v
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20005651
Minor Planet Center body ID
5651

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Eric Walter Elst
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Followed by 1
5652 Amphimachus
Followed by (predecessor) 1
5652 Amphimachus
Follows 1
5650 Mochihito-o
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
5650 Mochihito-o
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Haute-Provence Observatory
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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → 2.64529 astronomical unit, 2.646475 astronomical unit
    Orbital period → 5.56 year, 2,033.047432 day
    Instance of → asteroid
    Discoverer or inventor → Eric Walter Elst
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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