(5735) Loripaul Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 June 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Loripaul is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Loripaul is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5735
Provisional designation1989 LM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.05 km (#12,624 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.260
Rotation period7.23 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.14
Orbital period3.46 years
Semi-major axis2.29 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.148
Inclination5.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.932 au

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

Also discovered on 4 June 1989

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