5391 Emmons

5391 Emmons, provisional designation 1985 RE₂, is a background

The asteroid was first observed as 1934 RH at the Union Observatory in September 1934. The body's observation arc begins 35 years prior to its official discovery observation with a precovery at Palomar in April 1950.^[1]

Physical characteristics

Emmons has been characterized as a common, stony S-type asteroid by the Pan-STARRS' survey and by the SDSS-based taxonomic system (latter poorly secured; LSQ). The asteroid is also a generically assumed C-type.^[6][8][9]

Rotation period

In September 2002, a rotational

This minor planet was named after American astronomer Richard H. Emmons (1919–2005), who was a longtime professor of physics and astronomy at Kent State University and known as "Mr. Astronomy" to the thousands of children and residents who looked at the heavens through his homemade telescopes. From the 1950s to 1963, school children, Boy Scouts, church groups and community organizations visited his North Canton garage, known as "The Star Barn," which he had converted into the area's only planetarium. It seated 38. Emmons was also an early observer of artificial satellites.^[1]

The official naming citation was published by the