(5319) Petrovskaya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 September 1985 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Petrovskaya is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Petrovskaya is 2.42 au from the Sun and 1.60 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5319
Provisional designation1985 RK6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.91 km (#10,787 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.351
Rotation period3.36 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.72
Orbital period3.39 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.155
Inclination6.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.903 au

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

Also discovered on 15 September 1985

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