(5035) Swift Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 October 1991 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Where Swift is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Swift is 2.41 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5035 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 UX |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.86 km (#5,860 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.316 |
| Rotation period | 9.48 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.59 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.