(5968) Trauger Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Where Trauger is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Trauger is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5968 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 FC |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.81 km (#10,999 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.186 |
| Rotation period | 3.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 2.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.91 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 1.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0254 |
| Inclination | 23.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.866 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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