(5886) Rutger Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 June 1975 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
Lyle Lee Rutger (b. 1949) helped further the exploration of the planets through his role as leader of the Nuclear Launch Approval office of the Department of Energy for NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rutger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rutger is 3.26 au from the Sun and 4.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5886 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 LR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.3 km (#2,619 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Rotation period | 3.32 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.61 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.69 – 3.33 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 11.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.71 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 June 1975
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- (2075) Martinez
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- (2219) Mannucci
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- (2311) El Leoncito
- (2381) Landi
- (2490) Bussolini
- (2507) Bobone
- (2548) Leloir
- (2550) Houssay
- (2605) Sahade
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