(5416) Estremadoyro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.
Peruvian astronomer Víctor Antolí Estremadoyro Robles (1913-2003), professor of astronomy and a structural engineer, founded the Peruvian Association of Astronomy (1946) and the Iberoamerican League of Astronomy in 1958. The latter association unites institutions in 26 different countries.Naming citation (20050919/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Estremadoyro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Estremadoyro is 3.42 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5416 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 VE5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 19.0 km (#2,350 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Rotation period | 20.8 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 8.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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