(5235) Jean-Loup Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 September 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.

Where Jean-Loup is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jean-Loup is 2.62 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5235
Provisional designation1990 SA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.71 km (#7,993 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.360
Rotation period2.45 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.77
Orbital period3.48 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.62 au
Eccentricity0.142
Inclination4.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.956 au

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

Also discovered on 16 September 1990

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