(5889) Mickiewicz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Mickiewicz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mickiewicz is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5889 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 FA3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 26.4 km (#1,586 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0390 |
| Rotation period | 6.14 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.05 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 19.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.