(5725) Nordlingen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Nordlingen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nordlingen is 2.67 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5725 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 BK2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.62 km (#6,981 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.311 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.53 – 2.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0566 |
| Inclination | 22.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 January 1988
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- (3671) Dionysus
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- (3854) George
- (3880) Kaiserman
- (3927) Feliciaplatt
- (3977) Maxine
- (4151) Alanhale
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