(5116) Korsor Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 March 1988 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.
Korsør, a town on the southwestern coast of Sjælland almost exactly 100 km from Copenhagen, is the birthplace of Brorfelde observer Karl Augustesen.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Korsor is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Korsor is 2.77 au from the Sun and 2.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5116 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 EU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.6 km (#2,409 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.141 |
| Rotation period | 4.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.06 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 5.23° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.