(5084) Gnedin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Gnedin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gnedin is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5084
Provisional designation1977 FN1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.8 km (#2,523 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0870
Rotation period35.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.47
Orbital period5.60 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.47 au
Eccentricity0.102
Inclination7.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.85 au

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

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