(5474) Gingasen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 3 December 1988 by Fujii, T., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Gingasen is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gingasen is 2.25 au from the Sun and 3.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5474
Provisional designation1988 XE1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.05 km (#10,521 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.480
Rotation period3.62 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.29
Orbital period3.68 years
Semi-major axis2.38 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 2.55 au
Eccentricity0.0686
Inclination6.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

Also discovered on 3 December 1988

More named asteroids discovered by Fujii, T., Watanabe, K.