(5778) Jurafrance Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 December 1989 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.
The French Jura, a department in eastern France, was created in 1674 from the southern part of Franche-Comté. Extensively forested, the country is characterized by long and severe winters. The Ain river, Gruyère cheese from the valleys and excellent wine (Arbois) makes a stay there very agreeable.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Jurafrance is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jurafrance is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5778 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 YF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.2 km (#4,990 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.323 |
| Rotation period | 4.14 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.97 |
| Orbital period | 4.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 December 1989
- (7755) Haute-Provence
- (8491) Joelle-gilles
- (11875) Rhone
- (15249) Capodimonte
- (17445) Avatcha
- (19148) Alaska