(5711) Eneev Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Timur Magometovich Eneev (b. 1924), applied mathematician and celestial mechanician at the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, made valuable contributions to Soviet cosmonautics and is also known for his works in the areas of cosmogony and ecology.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eneev is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eneev is 4.15 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5711 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SO4 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 38.8 km (#1,002 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0426 |
| Rotation period | 107 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.16 |
| Orbital period | 7.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.29 – 4.58 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 6.37° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Timur
All asteroids named after someone called Timur
Also discovered on 27 September 1978
- (2212) Hephaistos
- (2894) Kakhovka
- (3010) Ushakov
- (3608) Kataev
- (4235) Tatishchev
- (4685) Karetnikov
- (4758) Hermitage
- (5795) Roshchina
- (6166) Univsima
- (7370) Krasnogolovets
- (7978) Niknesterov
- (9150) Zavolokin
More named asteroids discovered by L. I. Chernykh
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- (1772) Gagarin
- (1789) Dobrovolsky
- (1790) Volkov
- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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