(5813) Eizaburo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 1988 by T. Kojima at Chiyoda.
Eizaburo Nishibori (1903-1989) was a Japanese scientist, alpinist and technologist who invented a superior vacuum tube. He contributed to Japanese industrial developments by spreading quality control methods. Nishibori was the captain of the First Japanese Antarctica wintering party.Naming citation (20121029/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Eizaburo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Eizaburo is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5813 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 VL |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.20 km (#7,421 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.341 |
| Rotation period | 2.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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