(5988) Gorodnitskij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Gorodnitskij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gorodnitskij is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5988 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 GN2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.30 km (#8,497 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.307 |
| Rotation period | 19.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 12.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.29 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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