(5598) Carlmurray Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 August 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Where Carlmurray is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carlmurray is 2.43 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5598 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PN18 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.86 km (#7,812 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Rotation period | 2.92 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.94 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.113 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.959 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.