(5136) Baggaley Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 October 1990 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.

Where Baggaley is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baggaley is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5136
Provisional designation1990 UG2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.3 km (#3,608 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.173
Absolute magnitude (H)12.11
Orbital period5.26 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination11.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 20 October 1990

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