(5982) Polykletus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
Where Polykletus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Polykletus is 3.04 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5982 |
| Provisional designation | 4862 T-1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.36 km (#7,251 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.271 |
| Rotation period | 75.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.93 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 11.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 May 1971
- (8438) Marila
- (8967) Calandra
- (9136) Lalande
- (10969) Perryman
- (11431) Karelbosscha
- (12636) Padrielli
- (20936) Nemrut Dagi