(5934) Mats Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1976 by Lagerkvist, C.-I., Rickman, H. at Kvistaberg.
Where Mats is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mats is 2.88 au from the Sun and 3.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5934 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 SJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.97 km (#12,807 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.347 |
| Rotation period | 5.18 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 2.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.869 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.