(5546) Salavat Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 December 1979 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Where Salavat is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salavat is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5546 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 YS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.39 km (#6,233 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Rotation period | 5.28 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.32 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by H. Debehogne
- (2364) Seillier
- (2543) Machado
- (2590) Mourao
- (2673) Lossignol
- (2707) Ueferji
- (2814) Vieira
- (2852) Declercq
- (2926) Caldeira
- (3002) Delasalle
- (3138) Ciney
- (3274) Maillen
- (3365) Recogne
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