(5935) Ostankino Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 March 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Ostankino is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOstankinoOstankino

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ostankino is 2.70 au from the Sun and 2.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5935
Provisional designation1977 EF1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.89 km (#7,772 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.178
Rotation period12.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.0
Orbital period4.21 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.36 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.0945
Inclination13.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.37 au

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

Also discovered on 13 March 1977

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