(5085) Hippocrene Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 July 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Hippocrene is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHippocreneHippocrene

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hippocrene is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5085
Provisional designation1977 NN
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.02 km (#12,691 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.330
Absolute magnitude (H)14.3
Orbital period3.39 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 2.66 au
Eccentricity0.179
Inclination4.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.839 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 14 July 1977

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