(5543) Sharaf Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 October 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Sharaf is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sharaf is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5543 |
| Provisional designation | 1978 TW2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.40 km (#11,828 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.251 |
| Rotation period | 5.97 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0977 |
| Inclination | 2.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 October 1978
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