| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Ted Bowell |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa |
| Discovery date | 1 December 1983 |
| Designations | |
| (5201) Ferraz-Mello | |
| 1983 XF | |
| Orbital characteristics[3][2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 27642 days (75.68 yr) |
| Aphelion | 4.90994 AU (734.517 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.82487 AU (272.997 Gm) |
| 3.36741 AU (503.757 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.458077 |
| 6.18 yr (2257.1 d) | |
| 201.107° | |
| 0° 9m 34.2s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.28409° |
| 17.4554° | |
| 114.742° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.7 | |
5201 Ferraz-Mello is anasteroid from theasteroid belt, discovered on 1 December 1983 byTed Bowell at theAnderson Mesa Station of theLowell Observatory.[1] It is one of very fewHecuba-gap asteroids located in the 2:1mean motion resonance withJupiter.[4]
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