(5232) Jordaens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 August 1988 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
Where Jordaens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jordaens is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5232 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 PR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.6 km (#4,282 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Rotation period | 10.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 August 1988
More named asteroids discovered by E. W. Elst
- (3631) Sigyn
- (3784) Chopin
- (3870) Mayre
- (3903) Kliment Ohridski
- (3910) Liszt
- (3912) Troja
- (3918) Brel
- (4038) Kristina
- (4226) Damiaan
- (4342) Freud
- (4344) Buxtehude
- (4345) Rachmaninoff
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