(5245) Maslyakov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Maslyakov is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMaslyakovMaslyakov

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Maslyakov is 2.09 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5245
Provisional designation1976 GR2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.95 km (#12,854 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.355
Rotation period10.2 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.91
Orbital period3.18 years
Semi-major axis2.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.94 – 2.39 au
Eccentricity0.104
Inclination3.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.930 au

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

Also discovered on 1 April 1976

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