(5475) Hanskennedy Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1989 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.
Hans D. Kennedy (b. 1924) is a Dutch-Australian astronomer who has specialized in photometry of eclipsing binary stars. He founded, developed and operated several observatory installations used for precision photometry.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hanskennedy is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hanskennedy is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5475 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 QO |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 66.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.27 |
| Orbital period | 2.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.92 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 2.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 24.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.754 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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