(5619) Shair Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 April 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Shair is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsShairShair

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shair is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5619
Provisional designation1990 HC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.5 km (#4,307 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.146
Rotation period5.06 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.75
Orbital period4.25 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.214
Inclination25.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 26 April 1990

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