(5936) Khadzhinov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 March 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Khadzhinov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKhadzhinovKhadzhinov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Khadzhinov is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.50 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5936
Provisional designation1979 FQ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.1 km (#3,694 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.180
Absolute magnitude (H)12.14
Orbital period5.20 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.85 – 3.15 au
Eccentricity0.0507
Inclination10.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

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

Also discovered on 29 March 1979

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