(5210) Saint-Saens Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Saint-Saens is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saint-Saens is 2.09 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5210 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 EL6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.46 km (#6,170 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0680 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 2.14° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.10 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.