5020 Asimov

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5020 Asimov
Discovery[1] and designation
Discovered by Schelte J. Bus
Discovery date March 2, 1981
Designations
Alternative names[1] 1963 UH; 1981 EX19
Minor planet
category		 Main belt
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 390.889 Gm (2.613 AU)
Perihelion 253.756 Gm (1.696 AU)
Semi-major axis 322.323 Gm (2.155 AU)
Eccentricity 0.213
Orbital period 1155.173 d (3.16 a)
Average orbital speed 20.06 km/s
Mean anomaly 275.718°
Inclination 1.099°
Longitude of ascending node 197.343°
Argument of perihelion 131.288°
Dimensions ? km
Mass ?×10? kg
Mean density 2.0? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity ? m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity ? km/s
Sidereal rotation
period		 ? d
Axial tilt ?°
Pole ecliptic latitude ?
Pole ecliptic longitude ?
Geometric albedo 0.10
Temperature ~190 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude 14.6

5020 Asimov is an asteroid discovered March 2, 1981 by Schelte J. Bus, who also discovered 4923 Clarke on the same day. It is named after Isaac Asimov, the prolific American science fiction author. On average, the asteroid has an apparent magnitude of 9.4.

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