(5049) Sherlock Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1981 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
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Where Sherlock is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sherlock is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5049 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 VC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.04 km (#10,530 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.329 |
| Rotation period | 5.49 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 2.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.843 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 November 1981
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- (2588) Flavia
- (3434) Hurless
- (7863) Turnbull
- (11823) Christen
- (13001) Woodney
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