(5323) Fogh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1986 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.
Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen (b. 1943), who played an active role in the Brorfelde search for minor planets, celebrates his sixtieth birthday on Nov. 14. He has also been very active in the popularization of astronomy.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Fogh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Fogh is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5323 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TL4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.51 km (#9,697 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.146 |
| Rotation period | 15.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.81 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 3.31° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.935 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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