(5355) Akihiro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 February 1991 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Named in honor of Akihiro Ueda (b. 1983), son of the first discoverer.Naming citation (19960828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akihiro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akihiro is 1.94 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5355 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 CA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.75 km (#9,295 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.370 |
| Rotation period | 2.98 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.21 |
| Orbital period | 3.52 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.70 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 0.745° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.922 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 February 1991
More named asteroids discovered by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H.
- (3720) Hokkaido
- (4000) Hipparchus
- (4096) Kushiro
- (4127) Kyogoku
- (4155) Watanabe
- (4215) Kamo
- (4260) Yanai
- (4282) Endate
- (4284) Kaho
- (4343) Tetsuya
- (4350) Shibecha
- (4410) Kamuimintara
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