(5667) Nakhimovskaya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 August 1983 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.

Where Nakhimovskaya is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nakhimovskaya is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5667
Provisional designation1983 QH1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.68 km (#11,265 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.304
Rotation period42.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.13
Orbital period3.44 years
Semi-major axis2.28 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.85 – 2.71 au
Eccentricity0.188
Inclination4.11°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.839 au

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

Also discovered on 16 August 1983

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