(5161) Wightman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1980 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Wightman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wightman is 3.04 au from the Sun and 4.02 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5161 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 TX3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.36 km (#6,257 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.77 |
| Orbital period | 4.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0847 |
| Inclination | 1.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 9 October 1980
- (2532) Sutton
- (2705) Wu
- (2834) Christy Carol
- (2918) Salazar
- (2932) Kempchinsky
- (3161) Beadell
- (3333) Schaber
- (3430) Bradfield
- (3840) Mimistrobell
- (3846) Hazel
- (5457) Queen's
- (5799) Brewington
More named asteroids discovered by C. S. Shoemaker
- (2459) Spellmann
- (2511) Patterson
- (2532) Sutton
- (2586) Matson
- (2614) Torrence
- (2686) Linda Susan
- (2705) Wu
- (2742) Gibson
- (2748) Patrick Gene
- (2773) Brooks
- (2834) Christy Carol
- (2891) McGetchin
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