(5612) Nevskij Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 October 1975 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Nevskij is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsNevskijNevskij

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nevskij is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5612
Provisional designation1975 TX2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.19 km (#10,262 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.344
Rotation period10.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.48
Orbital period3.92 years
Semi-major axis2.49 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.24 – 2.73 au
Eccentricity0.0971
Inclination7.75°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.27 au

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

Also discovered on 3 October 1975

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