(5032) Conradhirsh Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 July 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Conrad W. Hirsh (1941-1999) was an inspiring teacher and explorer of the bush, rivers and mountains. He began a long-term relationship with Africa as a Peace Corps teacher at Haile Selassie University in Addis Ababa in 1964 and later explored terra incognita in East Africa and Madagascar. The name was suggested by Bruce Helin.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Conradhirsh is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Conradhirsh is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	5032
Provisional designation	1990 OO
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	8.74 km (#5,969 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.129
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.85
Orbital period	5.21 years
Semi-major axis	3.01 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.69 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity	0.105
Inclination	10.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.70 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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