(5353) Baillie Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 December 1989 by Y. Oshima at Gekko.
Kevin Baillié (b. 1980) is a French astronomer at the Observatoire de Paris-IMCCE whose research focuses on the understanding of planet and satellite formation. He has developed numerical models for protoplanetary disk evolution and planetary formation, and studied the rings-satellite interactions in Saturn’s rings using Cassini-UVIS data.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #11, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Baillie is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baillie is 2.11 au from the Sun and 1.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5353 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 YT |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.290 |
| Inclination | 3.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.816 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 20 December 1989
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