(5019) Erfjord Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Erfjord is the name of a small school in a small village of the same name in western Norway. This school was one of three winners of the Best School Teaching of Astronomy competition held during the 2009 Year of Astronomy in Norway.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Erfjord is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erfjord is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5019 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MS6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.18 km (#10,297 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.379 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.32 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0762 |
| Inclination | 5.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 June 1979
- (2343) Siding Spring
- (2392) Jonathan Murray
- (2441) Hibbs
- (2618) Coonabarabran
- (2619) Skalnate Pleso
- (2628) Kopal
- (2682) Soromundi
- (2704) Julian Loewe
- (3129) Bonestell
- (3205) Boksenberg
- (3756) Ruscannon
- (3817) Lencarter
More named asteroids discovered by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J.
- (2324) Janice
- (2343) Siding Spring
- (2392) Jonathan Murray
- (2440) Educatio
- (2441) Hibbs
- (2499) Brunk
- (2611) Boyce
- (2618) Coonabarabran
- (2619) Skalnate Pleso
- (2628) Kopal
- (2682) Soromundi
- (2704) Julian Loewe
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