(5765) Izett Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 April 1986 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M. at Palomar.

Where Izett is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsIzettIzett

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Izett is 3.30 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5765
Provisional designation1986 GU
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.98 km (#5,772 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.270
Rotation period8.96 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.62
Orbital period4.29 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 3.35 au
Eccentricity0.270
Inclination31.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.06 au

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

Also discovered on 4 April 1986

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