(5138) Gyoda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 November 1990 by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S. at Okutama.

Where Gyoda is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Gyoda is 3.61 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5138
Provisional designation1990 VD2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.8 km (#3,191 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.169
Rotation period8.42 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.72
Orbital period5.48 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 3.61 au
Eccentricity0.162
Inclination0.810°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

Also discovered on 13 November 1990

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