(5187) Domon Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 October 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Domon is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsDomonDomon

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Domon is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5187
Provisional designation1990 TK1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.94 km (#5,801 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.291
Rotation period7.52 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.57
Orbital period5.01 years
Semi-major axis2.93 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.71 – 3.14 au
Eccentricity0.0726
Inclination3.03°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.73 au

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

Also discovered on 15 October 1990

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