(5321) Jagras Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1985 by Jensen, P., Augustesen, K., Fogh Olsen, H. J. at Brorfelde.
Named in honor of Jakob Grove Rasmussen, fiancé of the daughter of the third discoverer, currently graduating in astronomy at the Copenhagen Observatory.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #16, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jagras is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jagras is 2.02 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5321 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 VN |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.10 km (#7,515 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.473 |
| Rotation period | 2.64 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 3.15 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.220 |
| Inclination | 13.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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