(5941) Valencia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
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Where Valencia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valencia is 2.73 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5941 |
| Provisional designation | 1982 UQ6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0584 |
| Inclination | 1.30° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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