(5379) Abehiroshi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 April 1991 by Otomo, S., Muramatsu, O. at Kiyosato.
Named in honor of Hiroshi Abe (b. 1958), a resident of Shimane. Discoverer of numerous minor planets at Yatsuka Observatory since 1993, he is also an active confirmer of new objects in collaboration with S. Nakano.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Abehiroshi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abehiroshi is 2.53 au from the Sun and 1.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5379 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 HG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.25 km (#8,574 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0564 |
| Inclination | 3.80° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (8543) Tsunemi
- (8707) Arakihiroshi
- (8891) Irokawa
- (8923) Yamakawa
- (9226) Arimahiroshi
All asteroids named after someone called Hiroshi
Also discovered on 16 April 1991
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- (6830) Johnbackus
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- (8276) Shigei
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