(5160) Camoes Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 December 1979 by Debehogne, H., Netto, E. R. at La Silla.
Named in memory of Luís de Camões (Camoens, c. 1524–1580), the greatest of the Portuguese poets, whose epic Os Lusiadas displays an extraordinary knowledge of astronomy.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Camoes is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Camoes is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5160 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 YO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.98 km (#8,950 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.259 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.66 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0713 |
| Inclination | 8.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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