(5870) Baltimore Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 11 February 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Baltimore is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Baltimore is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5870 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 CC1 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.54 km (#7,068 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Rotation period | 4.99 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.62 – 3.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.421 |
| Inclination | 29.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.883 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 February 1989
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- (2074) Shoemaker
- (2083) Smither
- (2099) Opik
- (2100) Ra-Shalom
- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
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