(5269) Paustovskij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Konstantin Georgievich Paustovskij (1892-1968) was a well-known Russian writer, a master of lyric prose.Naming citation (20000124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paustovskij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paustovskij is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5269 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 SL6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.68 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.155 |
| Inclination | 0.796° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.868 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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