(5579) Uhlherr Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 May 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.
Where Uhlherr is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Uhlherr is 1.84 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5579 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 JL |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.65 km (#15,951 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 1.00 |
| Rotation period | 4.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 2.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0979 |
| Inclination | 23.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.816 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.