(5672) Libby Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Libby is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Libby is 2.33 au from the Sun and 2.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5672 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 EE2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.60 km (#8,119 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Rotation period | 131 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.22 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.28 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0529 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.