(5331) Erimomisaki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 January 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Erimomisaki is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsErimomisakiErimomisaki

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Erimomisaki is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5331
Provisional designation1990 BT1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.21 km (#5,617 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.202
Rotation period24.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.06
Orbital period4.61 years
Semi-major axis2.77 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.69 – 3.84 au
Eccentricity0.388
Inclination12.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.749 au

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

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