(5305) Bernievolz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Bernard (Bernie) E. Volz (b. 1961) is an American amateur astronomer who served as president of the Amherst Area Amateur Astronomers Association and held several offices in the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, including two terms as president. He has organized a number of eclipse expeditions throughout the world.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-09-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bernievolz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bernievolz is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5305 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VS5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.25 km (#10,140 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.307 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 1.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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