(5170) Sissons Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 1987 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Sissons is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sissons is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5170 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 EH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.8 km (#4,684 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0527 |
| Inclination | 10.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.90 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.