(5067) Occidental Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 July 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Occidental is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Occidental is 2.63 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5067 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 OX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Spectral type | L |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.81 |
| Orbital period | 4.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0737 |
| Inclination | 7.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 July 1990
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