(5998) Sitensky Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 September 1986 by A. Mrkos at Klet.

Ladislav Sitenský (b. 1919) is a Czech landscape photographer, well-known also for his photography from World War II, when he was a technician for the Czech wing of the Royal Air Force. The name was suggested by M. Tichy.Naming citation (20001111/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Sitensky is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sitensky is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	5998
Provisional designation	1986 RK1
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Rotation period	6.50 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.02
Orbital period	4.59 years
Semi-major axis	2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.42 – 3.10 au
Eccentricity	0.123
Inclination	4.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.43 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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