(5919) Patrickmartin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 August 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Patrick Martin (b. 1967), a research associate at Cornell University, works on the analysis and interpretation of data acquired by the Near Infrared Spectrometer instrument on the NEAR mission to (433) Eros. The name was suggested by B. E. Clark.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Patrickmartin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Patrickmartin is 3.60 au from the Sun and 2.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5919 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 PW12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.4 km (#2,150 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0968 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 0.662° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.79 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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