(6591) Sabinin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 September 1986 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Dmitry Anatolievich Sabinin (1889-1951), a professor at Moscow State University, was an outstanding scientist, who created new directions in many areas of plant physiology. He possessed the uncommon gift of scientific foresight and was author of many monographs.Naming citation (20050407/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Sabinin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sabinin is 2.79 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6591 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RT5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.82 km (#5,208 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0350 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 4.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.42 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 4.52° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Dmitry
All asteroids named after someone called Dmitry
Also discovered on 7 September 1986
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- (5104) Skripnichenko
- (5675) Evgenilebedev
- (10499) Sarty
- (11027) Astaf'ev
- (11480) Velikij Ustyug
- (19962) Martynenko
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- (1805) Dirikis
- (1828) Kashirina
- (1832) Mrkos
- (1833) Shmakova
- (1855) Korolev
- (1856) Ruzena
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