(5792) Unstrut Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 January 1964 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.

Where Unstrut is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Unstrut is 2.07 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5792
Provisional designation1964 BF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.2 km (#3,657 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0340
Rotation period6.59 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.38
Orbital period3.75 years
Semi-major axis2.41 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 2.90 au
Eccentricity0.203
Inclination6.27°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.939 au

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

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