5160 Camoes
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. Debehogne E. R. Netto |
| Discovery site | ESO–La Silla Obs. |
| Discovery date | 23 December 1979 |
| Designations | |
| (5160) Camoes | |
Named after | Luís de Camões (Portuguese poet) |
| 1979 YO · 1988 BB3 | |
| main-belt · (inner) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 37.22 yr (13,593 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5715 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2316 AU |
| 2.4016 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0708 |
| 3.72 yr (1,359 days) | |
| 209.42° | |
| 0° 15m 53.28s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.2916° |
| 129.14° | |
| 156.49° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.984±0.137 9±3 km (calculated) |
| 0.259±0.075 | |
| 13.3 | |
5160 Camoes, provisional designation 1979 YO, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 23 December 1979, by Belgian astronomer Henri Debehogne and Brazilian astronomer Edgar Netto at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile. It was later named for Portuguese poet Luís de Camões.