(5095) Escalante Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 July 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Escalante is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Escalante is 2.81 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5095 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 NL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.43 km (#8,339 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Rotation period | 8.54 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.52 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.216 |
| Inclination | 14.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.896 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 July 1983
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- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
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