(5444) Gautier Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 August 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Where Gautier is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gautier is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5444 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PM8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.99 km (#10,628 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.253 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 0.762° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 August 1991
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- (5523) Luminet
- (5595) Roth
- (5597) Warren
- (5833) Peterson
- (5919) Patrickmartin
- (5972) Harryatkinson
- (6726) Suthers
- (7085) Franksienkiewicz
- (7244) Villa-Lobos
- (20011) Baryshnikov
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