(5419) Benua Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1981 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Benua is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsBenuaBenua

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Benua is 3.41 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5419
Provisional designation1981 SW7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.9 km (#3,428 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0830
Absolute magnitude (H)13.04
Orbital period5.48 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 3.67 au
Eccentricity0.181
Inclination5.19°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.55 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 29 September 1981

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