(5301) Novobranets Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1974 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Vasilij Andreevich Novobranets (1904-1984), Russian and Ukrainian writer.Naming citation (19961026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Novobranets is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Novobranets is 3.71 au from the Sun and 4.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5301 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 SD3 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 21.0 km (#2,082 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Rotation period | 24.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.22 |
| Orbital period | 6.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.99 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 10.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.