Asteroid 5040 Rabinowitz


5040 Rabinowitz is a main-belt asteroid with an estimated diameter of about 20 km. It was discovered on September 15, 1972 by T. Gehrels at Palomar. The semi-major axis is 2.418 AU, the eccentricity is 0.227 and the inclination is 24.34 degrees.

This asteroid was observed on 6 nights nights during July and August 2013 and a period of 4.472 hours was derived



Lightcurve results for 5040 Rabinowitz. Derived period 4.472 ± 0.001 hours. Amplitude of 0.31 ± 0.05 magnitude.