(5371) Albertoaccomazzi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1987 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Alberto Accomazzi (b. 1964) is an American scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics where he has served as the Principal Investigator of the Astrophysics Data System since 2015. Alberto also leads the expansion of the ADS as the Principal Investigator and Program Manager of the NASA Science Explorer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Albertoaccomazzi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Albertoaccomazzi is 2.92 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5371 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 VG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.2 km (#2,460 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0946 |
| Inclination | 9.58° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 15 November 1987
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- (3720) Hokkaido
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- (4215) Kamo
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- (4284) Kaho
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- (4350) Shibecha
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