5175 Ables

5175 Ables
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. S. Shoemaker
E. M. Shoemaker
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date4 November 1988
Designations
(5175) Ables
Named after
Harold Ables
(American astronomer)[2]
1988 VS4 · 1990 KH
main-belt · Hungaria [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc62.95 yr (22,993 days)
Aphelion2.0438 AU
Perihelion1.8908 AU
1.9673 AU
Eccentricity0.0389
2.76 yr (1,008 days)
9.7153°
0° 21m 25.92s / day
Inclination16.847°
234.51°
313.87°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.29±0.23 km[4]
5.31 km (calculated)[3]
5.697±0.024 km[5]
2.7976±0.0005 h[6]
2.798±0.001 h[7]
0.2897±0.0604[5]
0.30 (assumed)[3]
0.505±0.074[4]
E [3]
13.3[1][3] · 13.2[5][4] · 13.83±0.37[8]

5175 Ables, provisional designation 1988 VS4, is a bright Hungaria asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomers Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the U.S. Palomar Observatory, California, on 4 November 1988.[9] It was named after American astronomer Harold Ables.[2]

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