(5100) Pasachoff Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Pasachoff is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pasachoff is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5100 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 GW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.4 km (#4,346 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0550 |
| Rotation period | 10.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 7.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 April 1985
- (3527) McCord
- (3663) Tisserand
- (4175) Billbaum
- (4532) Copland
- (4569) Baerbel
- (6371) Heinlein
- (7228) MacGillivray
- (8474) Rettig