(5894) Telc Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1982 by A. Mrkos at Klet.
Telč, a small town on the border of southern Bohemia and Moravia, was founded in the twelfth century. The historic center of Telč has been listed on the UNESCO World Heritage roster of cultural and natural sites since 1992. The name was suggested by M. Tichy.Naming citation (19991123/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Telc is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Telc is 2.00 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5894 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 RM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.87 km (#9,127 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.204 |
| Rotation period | 17.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.98 – 2.40 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0942 |
| Inclination | 5.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.980 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 14 September 1982
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- (2199) Klet
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- (2552) Remek
- (2559) Svoboda
- (2747) Cesky Krumlov
- (2811) Stremchovi
- (2889) Brno
- (2936) Nechvile
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