(5243) Clasien Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Clasien is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Clasien is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5243 |
| Provisional designation | 1246 T-2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.9 km (#3,415 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 4.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 7.48° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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