(5361) Goncharov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov (1812-1891) is known for his four novels Oblomov, Obryv (“Precipice”), Obyknovennaya istoriya (“Unusual event”) and Fregat “Pallada” (“Frigate Pallada”). The first of these, referring to the name of a family, is still a subject for obligatory study in schools in Russia.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Goncharov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Goncharov is 3.29 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5361 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 YC2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 23.5 km (#1,816 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0800 |
| Rotation period | 13.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.41 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0887 |
| Inclination | 7.24° |
| 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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