(5956) d'Alembert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Where d'Alembert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: d'Alembert is 1.94 au from the Sun and 1.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5956 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CF5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.3 km (#3,974 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0970 |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.22 |
| Orbital period | 4.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.292 |
| Inclination | 8.97° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.920 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 February 1988
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- (4609) Pizarro
- (4636) Chile
- (4705) Secchi
- (5115) Frimout
- (6036) Weinberg
- (6439) Tirol
- (6598) Modugno
- (6956) Holbach
- (9313) Protea
- (10506) Rydberg
- (10734) Wieck