(5052) Nancyruth Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 1984 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Nancyruth is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nancyruth is 2.66 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5052 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 UT3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.58 km (#11,461 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.193 |
| Rotation period | 17.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.81 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 5.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.814 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 October 1984
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