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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 30, 1975 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5497 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1975 SS |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1913026 |
| Peri | 2.8230912 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0612217 |
| Orbital period | 1904.7642227 |
| Mean anomaly | 339.28515 |
| Inclination | 10.75314 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 195.55359 |
| Argument of peri | 297.95369 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4 |
5497 Sararussell (1975 SS) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1975 by S. J. Bus at Palomar, named after Dr Sara Russell,[1] a British meteoriticist currently based at the Natural History Museum, London, UK.[2]
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