(5932) Prutkov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Prutkov is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Prutkov is 2.59 au from the Sun and 2.94 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5932
Provisional designation1976 GO3
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.92 km (#9,053 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.220
Rotation period2,931 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.71
Orbital period4.28 years
Semi-major axis2.64 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.40 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.0911
Inclination2.18°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.39 au

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

Also discovered on 1 April 1976

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