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5332 Davidaguilar (1990 DA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
3.109 AU
True anomaly
190.09°
Distance from Earth
3.367 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Davidaguilar — 3.109 AU from the Sun Davidaguilar
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Davidaguilar is 3.367 AU from Earth today (28.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
17h 37m 25s
Declination
-07° 23′ 48″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
3.37 AU
Elongation from the Sun
66.23° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.164 AU
Eccentricity
0.4555
Inclination
25.52°
Orbital period
3.18 years
Perihelion
1.178 AU
Aphelion
3.149 AU
Longitude of ascending node
142.75°
Argument of periapsis
306.11°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 119.1 LD
0.3061 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.441

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
7,457
Data arc
52.8 years
First observed
18 October 1973
Last observed
5 August 2026
Residual RMS
0.3 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 August 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
1.80 km
Rotation period
5.8 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
14.96

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Sugie, A.
Discovery date
16 February 1990
Discovery site
Dynic

David Aguilar (b. 1945), director of public affairs at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has shown a lifelong devotion to astronomy and science communication as a public relations professional, writer and space artist. He also is an astronomical photographer and an avid telescope maker.

Also known as 5332 · 1990 DA

Amor Near-Earth Object Named

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