(5930) Zhiganov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.
Where Zhiganov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhiganov is 2.37 au from the Sun and 1.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5930 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 VW2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.93 km (#10,746 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.290 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
| Orbital period | 3.37 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0915 |
| Inclination | 4.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (2371) Dimitrov
- (2401) Aehlita
- (2438) Oleshko
- (2519) Annagerman
- (2578) Saint-Exupery
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- (3347) Konstantin
- (3482) Lesnaya
- (4139) Ul'yanin
- (4467) Kaidanovskij
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