(5736) Sanford Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 June 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
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Where Sanford is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sanford is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5736 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 LW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.06 km (#10,495 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Rotation period | 3.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.277 |
| Inclination | 21.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.860 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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