(5994) Yakubovich Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1981 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.

Where Yakubovich is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYakubovichYakubovich

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yakubovich is 3.49 au from the Sun and 4.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5994
Provisional designation1981 SZ7
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.6 km (#4,277 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.308
Absolute magnitude (H)12.22
Orbital period4.83 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.21 – 3.50 au
Eccentricity0.227
Inclination13.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.23 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1981

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