(5628) Preussen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.

Where Preussen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Preussen is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5628
Provisional designation1991 RP7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter12.2 km (#4,017 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0570
Absolute magnitude (H)13.05
Orbital period4.57 years
Semi-major axis2.75 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.63 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.0450
Inclination3.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.64 au

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

Also discovered on 13 September 1991

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