(5670) Rosstaylor Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 November 1985 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Rosstaylor is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rosstaylor is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5670
Provisional designation1985 VF2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter29.6 km (#1,384 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0730
Rotation period6.97 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.54
Orbital period5.66 years
Semi-major axis3.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 3.54 au
Eccentricity0.113
Inclination19.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

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

Also discovered on 7 November 1985

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