(5260) Philveron Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 September 1989 by E. W. Elst at Haute Provence.

Where Philveron is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Philveron is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5260
Provisional designation1989 RH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.52 km (#8,231 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.315
Rotation period8.25 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.01
Orbital period4.20 years
Semi-major axis2.60 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.33 – 2.87 au
Eccentricity0.104
Inclination13.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.37 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 2 September 1989

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