(4094) Aoshima Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 August 1987 by Kizawa, M., Kakei, W. at Shizuoka.

Where Aoshima is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAoshimaAoshima

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aoshima is 1.93 au from the Sun and 1.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4094
Provisional designation1987 QC
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.2 km (#3,636 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0920
Rotation period7.51 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.96
Orbital period4.88 years
Semi-major axis2.88 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.92 – 3.84 au
Eccentricity0.334
Inclination2.04°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.913 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 26 August 1987