(5249) Giza Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 April 1983 by N. G. Thomas at Anderson Mesa.
Where Giza is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giza is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5249 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 HJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.5 km (#2,143 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0490 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.37 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Inclination | 2.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 April 1983
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- (2089) Cetacea
- (2366) Aaryn
- (2527) Gregory
- (2556) Louise
- (2558) Viv
- (2612) Kathryn
- (2683) Brian
- (2684) Douglas
- (2764) Moeller
- (2779) Mary
- (2895) Memnon
- (2927) Alamosa
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