(5759) Zoshchenko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 January 1980 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.
Where Zoshchenko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zoshchenko is 2.79 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5759 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 BJ4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.00 km (#7,651 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.396 |
| Rotation period | 4.20 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.13 |
| Orbital period | 4.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.99 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0342 |
| Inclination | 2.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.