(5688) Kleewyck Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 January 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Kleewyck is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKleewyckKleewyck

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kleewyck is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5688
Provisional designation1991 AD2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.09 km (#6,484 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.170
Absolute magnitude (H)13.29
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.19 – 3.04 au
Eccentricity0.161
Inclination4.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.20 au

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

Also discovered on 12 January 1991

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