(5430) Luu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Luu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luu is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5430 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 JA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.66 km (#8,051 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.215 |
| Rotation period | 13.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.225 |
| Inclination | 23.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.901 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.