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5928 Pindarus

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q338780

Facts

26 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
5927 Krogh[6]
Followed by
5929 Manzano[7]
Absolute magnitude
+11.6, +11.65[18][19]
Albedo
+0.053[38]
Apoapsis
+4.468, +4.446269362596624[29][30]
Argument of periapsis
+107.41275, +103.9609123707259[33][34]
Diameter
+30.402[37]
Discoverer or inventor
Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Tom Gehrels[1][2][3]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+164.37776, +163.8670121343844[25][26]
Mean anomaly
+300.70560, +292.7805977958446[35][36]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt, outer asteroid belt[8][9]
Named after
Pindar[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.12 (0.12–0.12, n=3)[15][16][17]
Orbital inclination
+9.26807, +9.276139375093564[20][21]
Orbital period
+7.95, +2890.519473464924[22][23]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[10]
Periapsis
+3.4954284, +3.496067641036007[31][32]
Provisional designation
1973 SK1, 1989 ST5[11][12]
Rotation period
+415.5[24]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+3.9816860, +3.971168501816315[27][28]
Significant event
naming[14]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[4]
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Time of discovery or invention
September 19, 1973[13]
Time of periapsis
+2461540.219419627[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en (5928) Pindarus en Pindarus de 1973 SK1 fa سیارک ۵۹۲۸ fr (5928) Pindare ru 1989 ST5 ru (5928) 1973 SK1 uk 5928 Піндарус zh 小行星5928
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y7_pw
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20005928
Minor Planet Center body ID
5928

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
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  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.4954284'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.496067641036007'}
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+7.95'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2890.519473464924'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ce', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'hy', 'it', 'kaa',
    Rotation period → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+415.5'}
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