(5441) Andymurray Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 May 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Named for Andrew Barron Murray (b. 1987), Scottish professional tennis player.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-10-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Andymurray is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Andymurray is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5441 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 JZ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.4 km (#3,035 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.205 |
| Rotation period | 21.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.12 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.82 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0775 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 8 May 1991
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