(5674) Wolff Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 6 September 1986 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.

Where Wolff is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wolff is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5674
Provisional designation1986 RW2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.04 km (#8,868 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.193
Rotation period93.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.47
Orbital period3.62 years
Semi-major axis2.36 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 2.75 au
Eccentricity0.165
Inclination1.70°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.961 au

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

Also discovered on 6 September 1986

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