(5608) Olmos Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 March 1993 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Edward James Olmos (b. 1947) is an award-winning actor known for his roles as the dedicated teacher in Stand and Deliver and as Admiral William Adama in Battlestar Galactica. He is also a promoter of humanitarian causes, such as the Lives in Hazard Educational Project. The name was suggested by T. H. Burbine.Naming citation (20080122/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Olmos is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Olmos is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5608 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 EO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.72 km (#7,969 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.325 |
| Rotation period | 470 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 4.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0446 |
| Inclination | 3.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.51 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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