(5262) Brucegoldberg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 December 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Brucegoldberg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brucegoldberg is 3.59 au from the Sun and 2.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5262 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 XB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 33.2 km (#1,219 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0698 |
| Rotation period | 16.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.36 |
| Orbital period | 5.41 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.08 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.55 – 3.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 16.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 December 1990
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