(5438) Lorre Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 August 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Lorre is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsLorreLorre

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lorre is 3.30 au from the Sun and 2.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5438
Provisional designation1990 QJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter28.1 km (#1,479 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0560
Rotation period25.3 hours
Spectral typeC
Absolute magnitude (H)11.8
Orbital period4.56 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 3.50 au
Eccentricity0.275
Inclination26.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.11 au

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

Also discovered on 18 August 1990

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