(5908) Aichi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1989 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.
Named for the prefecture, Japan's fourth largest by population, in which both discoverers were born and raised. It is the main industrial prefecture. In olden times it nurtured the Karakuri (intricate puppet). Nowadays the making of clocks and cars, as well as the robotic and aerospace industries, thrive there.Naming citation (19981208/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aichi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aichi is 2.04 au from the Sun and 1.31 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5908 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 UF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.85 km (#10,902 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.156 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.39 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.86 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.175 |
| Inclination | 5.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.871 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 October 1989
More named asteroids discovered by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T.
- (4265) Kani
- (4351) Nobuhisa
- (4353) Onizaki
- (4614) Masamura
- (4717) Kaneko
- (4799) Hirasawa
- (4903) Ichikawa
- (4904) Makio
- (4951) Iwamoto
- (5236) Yoko
- (5287) Heishu
- (5288) Nankichi
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