(5738) Billpickering Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 27 October 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Billpickering is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Billpickering is 1.85 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5738 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UY3 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.42 – 4.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.482 |
| Inclination | 21.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.562 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.