(5456) Merman Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 April 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Merman is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Merman is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5456 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 HH3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.22 km (#12,211 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.626 |
| Rotation period | 5.85 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.49 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 2.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0497 |
| Inclination | 7.03° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.24 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 April 1979
- (2656) Evenkia
- (3653) Klimishin
- (3885) Bogorodskij
- (4188) Kitezh
- (4780) Polina
- (5991) Ivavladis
- (13482) Igorfedorov
More named asteroids discovered by N. S. Chernykh
- (1796) Riga
- (1836) Komarov
- (1907) Rudneva
- (1908) Pobeda
- (2004) Lexell
- (2006) Polonskaya
- (2036) Sheragul
- (2113) Ehrdni
- (2123) Vltava
- (2149) Schwambraniya
- (2164) Lyalya
- (2178) Kazakhstania
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