(5858) Borovitskia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Borovitskia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Borovitskia is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5858 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SU5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.63 km (#9,521 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.464 |
| Rotation period | 7.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.08 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0450 |
| Inclination | 5.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.