(5096) Luzin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 September 1983 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Where Luzin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Luzin is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5096 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 RC5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.87 km (#7,798 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Rotation period | 3.05 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.19 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.00 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 7.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.