(5824) Inagaki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 December 1989 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Where Inagaki is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsInagakiInagaki

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Inagaki is 2.87 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5824
Provisional designation1989 YM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.81 km (#5,216 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.237
Absolute magnitude (H)12.63
Orbital period4.27 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.32 – 2.94 au
Eccentricity0.119
Inclination12.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.34 au

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

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