(5846) Hessen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 January 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Hessen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hessen is 2.13 au from the Sun and 2.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5846 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 AW6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.69 km (#13,477 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.187 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.75 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.137 |
| Inclination | 1.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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