(5989) Sorin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Sorin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sorin is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5989 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 QC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.46 km (#14,078 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.257 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.187 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.742 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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