(5081) Sanguin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 November 1976 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
Juan Sanguin (1933-2006) was an Argentinian astronomer who was in charge of the minor planet and comet programs at the El Leoncito Station for more than a quarter of a century.Naming citation (20061109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sanguin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sanguin is 2.58 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5081 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 WC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.5 km (#2,587 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0340 |
| Rotation period | 10.3 hours |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Inclination | 13.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.04 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 18 November 1976
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