(5931) Zhvanetskij Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of the Russian writer Mikhail Zhvanetskij (b. 1934), whose satirical talent has won nation-wide recognition. He won the international festival “Gold Ostap” in 1993 and the independent prize “Triumph” in 1995. He is also an honorary citizen of Odessa, president of the World-Wide Club of Odessa Citizens and holder of the order “Friendship of peoples”.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhvanetskij is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhvanetskij is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5931 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 GK3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 20.9 km (#2,084 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0530 |
| Rotation period | 12.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.18 |
| Orbital period | 5.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 3.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 16.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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