(5175) Ables Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Ables is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ables is 2.01 au from the Sun and 1.93 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5175 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VS4 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.29 km (#12,080 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 2.69 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.41 |
| Orbital period | 2.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0386 |
| Inclination | 16.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.899 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 November 1988
- (3993) Sorm
- (5731) Zeus
- (5869) Tanith
- (6550) Parler
- (6774) Vladheinrich
- (7118) Kuklov
- (7644) Cslewis
- (9027) Graps
- (27711) Kirschvink
More named asteroids discovered by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M.
- (3025) Higson
- (3199) Nefertiti
- (3225) Hoag
- (3317) Paris
- (3554) Amun
- (3671) Dionysus
- (3700) Geowilliams
- (3854) George
- (3880) Kaiserman
- (3927) Feliciaplatt
- (3977) Maxine
- (4151) Alanhale
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