(5394) Jurgens Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 March 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Jurgens is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Jurgens is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5394
Provisional designation1986 EZ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.90 km (#10,809 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.292
Rotation period6.07 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.82
Orbital period3.66 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.165
Inclination1.73°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.00 au

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

Also discovered on 6 March 1986

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