(5671) Chanal Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 December 1985 by CERGA at Caussols.
Where Chanal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chanal is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5671 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 XR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.16 km (#6,422 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.209 |
| Rotation period | 9.43 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.75 |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0878 |
| Inclination | 3.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.