(5374) Hokutosei Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 1989 by Yanai, M., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Hokutosei is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hokutosei is 3.49 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5374 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 AM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 38.7 km (#1,009 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Rotation period | 6.76 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.51 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.85 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 12.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.88 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 January 1989
- (4000) Hipparchus
- (4179) Toutatis
- (4260) Yanai
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4499) Davidallen
- (4710) Wade
- (5176) Yoichi
- (6708) Bobbievaile
- (7120) Davidgavine
- (7645) Pons
- (9843) Braidwood