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Discovery[1] and designation
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| Discovered by | R. Rajamohan |
| Discovery site | Vainu Bappu Observatory |
| Discovery date | February 1, 1989 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Sainudeen Pattazhy |
| Alternate name(s) | 1971 UY1, 1971 VB1, 1979 BL2, 1981 UL8, 1981 UC18, 1989 CD4 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch August 22, 2008 (JD 2454700.5) | |
| Aphelion | 379.303 Gm (2.535 AU) |
| Perihelion | 287.587 Gm (1.922 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 333.445 Gm (2.229 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Orbital period | 1215.476 d (3.33 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.86 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 5.763° |
| Inclination | 3.989° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 322.927° |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | ? 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 | ~186 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
5178 Pattazhy is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 1, 1989 by R. Rajamohan at the Vainu Bappu Observatory near Kavalur, India.
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