(5230) Asahina Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1988 by J. Alu at Palomar.
Takashi Asahina (b. 1908) is music director of the Osaka Philharmonic. As one of the oldest living conductors, Maestro Asahina is highly praised for his expertise in interpreting the German and Austrian repertories of Beethoven, Bruckner and Brahms.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Asahina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Asahina is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5230 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 EF |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.68 km (#9,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Rotation period | 89.3 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.28 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.50 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.375 |
| Inclination | 20.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.671 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (6527) Takashiito
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- (7263) Takayamada
- (8159) Fukuoka
- (8314) Tsuji
- (8369) Miyata
- (8733) Ohsugi
- (8930) Kubota
- (11579) Tsujitsuka
- (13224) Takamatsuda
- (19135) Takashionaka
All asteroids named after someone called Takashi
Also discovered on 10 March 1988
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