Discovery date 30 September 1973 Observation arc 16130 days (44.16 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory MPC designation 5196 | Alternative names 3102 T-2 Discovered 30 September 1973 Named after Franz Anton Bustelli Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels Aphelion 3.0790139 AU (460.61392 Gm) Perihelion 2.3160422 AU (346.47498 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld | ||
5196 Bustelli (3102 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered on September 30, 1973, by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Franz Anton Bustelli (1723–63), a modeller of Rococo porcelain.
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