5160 Camoes

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5160 Camoes
Name
Name Camoes
Designation 1979 YO
Discovery
Discoverer Henri Debehogne
Discovery date December 23, 1979
Discovery site La Silla Observatory
Orbital elements
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.0709157
Semimajor axis (a) 2.4025787 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.2321981 AU
Aphelion (Q) 2.5729593 AU
Orbital period (P) 3.72 a
Inclination (i) 8.28176°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 129.22805°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 155.37879°
Mean anomaly (M) 337.50578°

5160 Camoes is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.3273245 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.0709157 and an orbital period of 1360.2378300 days (3.72 years).[1]

Camoes has an average orbital speed of 19.2197431 km/s and a inclination of 8.28127°.

The asteroid was discovered on December 23, 1979 by Henri Debehogne.

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