(5884) Dolezal Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Dolezal is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dolezal is 2.55 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5884
Provisional designation6045 P-L
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.3 km (#3,979 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0620
Absolute magnitude (H)13.51
Orbital period4.61 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 3.32 au
Eccentricity0.201
Inclination7.22°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

Also discovered on 24 September 1960

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