(5706) Finkelstein Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1971 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj.
Where Finkelstein is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Finkelstein is 2.84 au from the Sun and 1.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5706 |
| Provisional designation | 1971 SS1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.4 km (#3,273 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0700 |
| Rotation period | 8.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.02 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 1.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.