(5866) Sachsen Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 August 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.
Where Sachsen is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sachsen is 2.60 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5866 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 PM2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.5 km (#3,549 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0260 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0774 |
| Inclination | 5.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (8826) Corneville
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- (9315) Weigel
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