(5078) Solovjev-Sedoj Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 September 1974 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Solovjev-Sedoj is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Solovjev-Sedoj is 2.13 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5078
Provisional designation1974 SW
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.94 km (#6,649 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0800
Absolute magnitude (H)13.97
Orbital period4.36 years
Semi-major axis2.67 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.10 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity0.215
Inclination2.85°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.09 au

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

Also discovered on 19 September 1974

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