(5373) Michaelkurtz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 November 1988 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Michael Kurtz (b. 1947) is an American astronomer and computer scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Kurtz has been with the NASA Astrophysics Data System project since its inception in 1993 and is the project scientist emeritus for the ADS and its expansion to the NASA Science Explorer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #7, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Michaelkurtz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Michaelkurtz is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5373 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VV3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0966 |
| Inclination | 2.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 14 November 1988
More named asteroids discovered by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H.
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- (4410) Kamuimintara
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