(5108) Lubeck Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 August 1987 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Lubeck is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lubeck is 2.05 au from the Sun and 1.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5108
Provisional designation1987 QG2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.62 km (#11,397 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.301
Rotation period8.77 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)14.12
Orbital period3.50 years
Semi-major axis2.31 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.56 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination6.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 21 August 1987

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