(5226) Pollack Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Pollack is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pollack is 2.12 au from the Sun and 1.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5226 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 WL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.51 km (#9,704 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Rotation period | 2.73 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.33 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0911 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 November 1983
- (3262) Miune
- (3758) Karttunen
- (4200) Shizukagozen
- (4247) Grahamsmith
- (4693) Drummond
- (7923) Chyba
- (8146) Jimbell
- (10288) Saville
- (10484) Hecht
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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