(5293) Bentengahama Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1991 by Matsuyama, M., Watanabe, K. at Kushiro.
Where Bentengahama is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bentengahama is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5293 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 BQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.9 km (#4,110 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Rotation period | 15.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.