(5029) Ireland Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 January 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
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Where Ireland is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ireland is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5029 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 BL2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.0 km (#4,103 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.03 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.67 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0911 |
| Inclination | 19.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.68 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.