(5938) Keller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Where Keller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Keller is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5938 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 FH2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.17 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0733 |
| Inclination | 3.56° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 March 1980
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- (3386) Klementinum
- (3634) Iwan
- (4169) Celsius
- (4593) Reipurth
- (5221) Fabribudweis
- (5498) Gustafsson
- (6150) Neukum
- (6687) Lahulla
- (6945) Dahlgren
- (7548) Engstrom
- (7983) Festin