(5676) Voltaire Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 September 1986 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Where Voltaire is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Voltaire is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5676 |
| Provisional designation | 1986 RH12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,858 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Rotation period | 5.04 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.