(5086) Demin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Demin is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDeminDemin

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Demin is 2.10 au from the Sun and 1.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5086
Provisional designation1978 RH1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.24 km (#12,183 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.247
Rotation period13.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.01
Orbital period3.21 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.43 au
Eccentricity0.114
Inclination3.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.916 au

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

Also discovered on 5 September 1978

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