(5497) Sararussell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1975 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
As a researcher at the Natural History Museum in London, Sara Russell (b. 1966) studies the chemistry and mineralogy of meteorites to investigate the early solar system and origin of interstellar grains. She has collected meteorites in both hot and cold deserts and is principal editor of the Meteoritical Bulletin.Naming citation (20020624/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sararussell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sararussell is 3.17 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5497 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 SS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.3 km (#4,429 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Rotation period | 46.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0533 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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