(5057) Weeks Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 February 1987 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.

Eric R. Weeks (b. 1970) is a Professor in the Physics Department at Emory University. His research investigates jamming in colloidal glasses and colloidal super-cooled liquids. He is known for his innovative experiments and use of con-focal microscopy, and has won distinguished awards for his work.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-06-02), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Weeks is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weeks is 3.41 au from the Sun and 4.38 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	5057
Provisional designation	1987 DC6
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	16.4 km (#2,808 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.126
Rotation period	12.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.57
Orbital period	5.52 years
Semi-major axis	3.12 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.66 – 3.59 au
Eccentricity	0.148
Inclination	7.01°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.69 au

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

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