(5101) Akhmerov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 October 1985 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Akhmerov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAkhmerovAkhmerov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akhmerov is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5101
Provisional designation1985 UB5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.0 km (#4,559 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.192
Rotation period4.27 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.61
Orbital period5.22 years
Semi-major axis3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.112
Inclination10.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.67 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 22 October 1985

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