(5325) Silver Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Named for Leon T. Silver, professor of geology at the California Institute of Technology. Famed for his studies of the regional geology and precise determinations of ages of Precambrian and Mesozoic crystalline rocks of the southwestern United States, Silver also made important contributions to the study of the moon. He played a major role in the geologic training of astronauts for the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions to the moon and in the planning and conduct of these missions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #10, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
👶 Silver as a baby name🐶 Silver as a dog name🐱 Silver as a cat name
Where Silver is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Silver is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5325 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 JQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.37 km (#5,497 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Rotation period | 4.02 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.219 |
| Inclination | 23.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.915 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Leon
- (7829) Jaroff
- (11082) Spilliaert
- (11977) Leonrisoldi
- (20524) Bustersikes
- (23457) Beiderbecke
- (26908) Lebesgue
- (27932) Leonyao
- (29464) Leonmis
- (78221) Leonmow
- (85185) Lederman
- (159351) Leonpascal
- (395231) Leonscott
All asteroids named after someone called Leon