(5111) Jacliff Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1987 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Jacliff is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jacliff is 2.22 au from the Sun and 2.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5111
Provisional designation1987 SE4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.45 km (#8,312 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.425
Rotation period2.84 hours
Spectral typeR
Absolute magnitude (H)12.82
Orbital period3.61 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.127
Inclination5.81°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1987

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