(5620) Jasonwheeler Amor
Discovered on 19 July 1990 by Roman, B., Helin, E. F. at Palomar.
Jason Wheeler Roman (b. 1995) is the youngest son of the first discoverer.Naming citation (20060613/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jasonwheeler is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jasonwheeler is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5620 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 OA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Rotation period | 5.31 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.25 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.423 |
| Inclination | 7.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.238 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 19 July 1990
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