(5159) Burbine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1977 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.
Where Burbine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burbine is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5159 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.39 km (#8,398 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.299 |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.28 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.49 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 9.26° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 September 1977
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