(5809) Kulibin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 September 1987 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Kulibin is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKulibinKulibin

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kulibin is 2.81 au from the Sun and 1.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5809
Provisional designation1987 RG6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.76 km (#6,819 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.328
Absolute magnitude (H)13.09
Orbital period4.88 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.0427
Inclination3.50°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.74 au

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

Also discovered on 4 September 1987

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