(5369) Virgiugum Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1985 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Where Virgiugum is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Virgiugum is 2.00 au from the Sun and 1.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5369
Provisional designation1985 SE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.50 km (#11,641 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.317
Rotation period5.84 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.97
Orbital period3.39 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.74 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.228
Inclination4.53°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.735 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 22 September 1985

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