5037 Habing
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 5037 |
| Alternative names | 6552 P-L |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.5249739 |
| Perihelion | 2.0215141 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1107360 |
| Orbital period | 1251.8938807 |
| Mean anomaly | 249.99441 |
| Inclination | 7.03013 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 166.03038 |
| Argument of perihelion | 280.74246 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
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5037 Habing (6552 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named after the Dutch astronomer Harm Jan Habing.
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