(5940) Feliksobolev Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 October 1981 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Feliksobolev is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsFeliksobolevFeliksobolev

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Feliksobolev is 3.23 au from the Sun and 4.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5940
Provisional designation1981 TJ4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.3 km (#3,964 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.243
Rotation period7.62 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.0
Orbital period5.29 years
Semi-major axis3.03 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.70 – 3.37 au
Eccentricity0.111
Inclination11.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

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

Also discovered on 8 October 1981

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