(5218) Kutsak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 1969 by B. A. Burnasheva at Nauchnyj.
Mariya Romanovna Kutsak (1928-1997) was a schoolteacher of physics and astronomy in the city of Omsk for about 40 years.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kutsak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kutsak is 2.16 au from the Sun and 2.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5218 |
| Provisional designation | 1969 TB3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.29 km (#5,550 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0610 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.60 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 2.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.982 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Mariya
All asteroids named after someone called Mariya
Also discovered on 9 October 1969
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- (5075) Goryachev
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