(5570) Kirsan Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Kirsan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kirsan is 3.10 au from the Sun and 2.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5570 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 GM7 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.5 km (#3,024 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0890 |
| Rotation period | 4.15 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0737 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.