(5024) Bechmann Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1985 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.
Poul Bechmann is the former head of the mechanical workshop at the Brorfelde Observatory.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bechmann is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bechmann is 3.16 au from the Sun and 2.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5024 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 VP |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.6 km (#1,569 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0270 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.01 |
| Orbital period | 5.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0563 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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