(5265) Schadow Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Schadow is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsSchadowSchadow

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Schadow is 2.78 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5265
Provisional designation2570 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.4 km (#4,891 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0940
Absolute magnitude (H)13.3
Orbital period5.63 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.78 – 3.55 au
Eccentricity0.122
Inclination5.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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