(5188) Paine Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 October 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Paine is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paine is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5188 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TZ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.52 km (#8,230 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 October 1990
- (5187) Domon
- (6905) Miyazaki
- (6964) Kunihiko
- (8274) Soejima
- (8660) Sano
- (9333) Hiraimasa
- (10318) Sumaura
- (10760) Ozeki
- (12706) Tanezaki
- (14395) Tommorgan
- (16503) Ayato
- (19160) Chikayoshitomi
More named asteroids discovered by E. F. Helin
- (1982) Cline
- (2048) Dwornik
- (2050) Francis
- (2062) Aten
- (2074) Shoemaker
- (2083) Smither
- (2099) Opik
- (2100) Ra-Shalom
- (2128) Wetherill
- (2143) Jimarnold
- (2220) Hicks
- (2335) James
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