(5459) Saraburger Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 1981 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Where Saraburger is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saraburger is 2.96 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5459
Provisional designation1981 QP3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.79 km (#7,892 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.319
Absolute magnitude (H)12.96
Orbital period4.89 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.74 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.0487
Inclination3.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 26 August 1981

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