(5414) Sokolov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Sokolov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sokolov is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5414 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 RW6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.64 km (#6,952 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.276 |
| Rotation period | 27.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.99 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0832 |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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