(5768) Pittich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 October 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Where Pittich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pittich is 2.49 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5768 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 TN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.98 km (#5,107 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.119 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.37 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0700 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 October 1986
- (3874) Stuart
- (4209) Briggs
- (4788) Simpson
- (4822) Karge
- (4823) Libenice
- (4969) Lawrence
- (5105) Westerhout
- (6266) Letzel
- (7169) Linda
- (8001) Ramsden
- (8267) Kiss
- (8343) Tugendhat
More named asteroids discovered by E. Bowell
- (2246) Bowell
- (2264) Sabrina
- (2270) Yazhi
- (2316) Jo-Ann
- (2356) Hirons
- (2357) Phereclos
- (2383) Bradley
- (2409) Chapman
- (2410) Morrison
- (2411) Zellner
- (2421) Nininger
- (2432) Soomana
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