(5714) Krasinsky Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 August 1982 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Krasinsky is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Krasinsky is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5714
Provisional designation1982 PR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.9 km (#2,216 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0700
Rotation period18.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.34
Orbital period5.55 years
Semi-major axis3.14 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.52 – 3.76 au
Eccentricity0.198
Inclination1.08°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.51 au

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

Also discovered on 14 August 1982

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