(5827) Letunov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 November 1990 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Yurij Aleksandrovich Letunov (1926–1984), a Russian journalist and radio commentator, held a doctorate in the history of science. Author of several books, he was one of the founders of Mayak (Beacon), a popular and informative radio program on music.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Letunov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Letunov is 2.08 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5827 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 VB15 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.23 km (#10,185 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Rotation period | 152 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.78 |
| Orbital period | 3.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 3.70° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.909 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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