(5945) Roachapproach Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 28 September 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Anderson Mesa.

Named in honor of Steve Roach, musician and composer of ‘space music’. Among the most progressive performers in the genre, his prolific output includes seminal works such as “Structures from Silence” (1984), “Dreamtime Return” (1988) and “The Magnificent Void” (1996). His mixture of heavily-processed electronic sounds with primitive woodwinds and percussion conveys powerful impressions of spatial immensity. These have inspired the discoverer through endless nights at the telescope. Name suggested by L. Kohanov.Naming citation (19980211/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Roachapproach is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roachapproach is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	5945
Provisional designation	1984 SQ3
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	6.52 km (#8,225 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.182
Rotation period	5.60 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.39
Orbital period	3.32 years
Semi-major axis	2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.90 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity	0.145
Inclination	4.89°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.895 au

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

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