(5102) Benfranklin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 September 1986 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Where Benfranklin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benfranklin is 3.35 au from the Sun and 4.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5102 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RD1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.7 km (#2,746 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0410 |
| Spectral type | B |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 8.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 September 1986
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- (2199) Klet
- (2304) Slavia
- (2325) Chernykh
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- (2403) Sumava
- (2404) Antarctica
- (2552) Remek
- (2559) Svoboda
- (2747) Cesky Krumlov
- (2811) Stremchovi
- (2889) Brno
- (2936) Nechvile
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