(5001) EMP Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1987 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where EMP is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: EMP is 2.27 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5001 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SB1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.72 km (#5,260 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.149 |
| Rotation period | 26.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.23 |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 September 1987
- (5110) Belgirate
- (6123) Aristoteles
- (7747) Michalowski
- (9020) Eucryphia
- (9164) Colbert
- (10730) White
- (18335) San Cassiano
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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