(5678) DuBridge Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 October 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where DuBridge is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: DuBridge is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5678
Provisional designation1989 TS
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.95 km (#9,018 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.318
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)14.03
Orbital period4.51 years
Semi-major axis2.73 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 3.48 au
Eccentricity0.273
Inclination34.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

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