(5284) Orsilocus Jupiter Trojan
Discovered on 1 February 1989 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Orsilocus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Orsilocus is 5.35 au from the Sun and 6.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5284 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 CK2 |
| Orbit class | Jupiter Trojan |
| Diameter | 50.2 km (#746 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Rotation period | 10.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.12 |
| Orbital period | 12.0 years |
| Semi-major axis | 5.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 4.79 – 5.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0840 |
| Inclination | 20.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 3.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 1 February 1989
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- (3671) Dionysus
- (3700) Geowilliams
- (3854) George
- (3880) Kaiserman
- (3927) Feliciaplatt
- (3977) Maxine
- (4151) Alanhale
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