(5055) Opekushin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1986 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Opekushin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Opekushin is 3.59 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5055 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 PB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.8 km (#2,932 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0850 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.68 |
| Orbital period | 5.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.10 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 2.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1789) Dobrovolsky
- (1790) Volkov
- (1792) Reni
- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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