5020 Asimov
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Schelte J. Bus |
| Discovery date | March 2, 1981 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Isaac Asimov |
| 1963 UH; 1981 EX19 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 390.889 Gm (2.613 AU) |
| Perihelion | 253.756 Gm (1.696 AU) |
| 322.323 Gm (2.155 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| 1155.173 d (3.16 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 20.06 km/s |
| 275.718° | |
| Inclination | 1.099° |
| 197.343° | |
| 131.288° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 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 |
| ?° | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~190 K |
| ? | |
| 14.6 | |
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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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