(5686) Chiyonoura Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 December 1990 by Matsuyama, M., Watanabe, K. at Kushiro.

Where Chiyonoura is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsChiyonouraChiyonoura

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chiyonoura is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5686
Provisional designation1990 YQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.89 km (#13,013 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.352
Absolute magnitude (H)14.23
Orbital period3.68 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.89 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.209
Inclination1.46°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.893 au

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

Also discovered on 20 December 1990

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