(5795) Roshchina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 September 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Roshchina is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsRoshchinaRoshchina

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Roshchina is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5795
Provisional designation1978 SH1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.92 km (#10,755 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.331
Rotation period5.38 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.7
Orbital period3.40 years
Semi-major axis2.26 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.155
Inclination8.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.923 au

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

Also discovered on 27 September 1978

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