(5433) Kairen Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 November 1988 by T. Kojima at Chiyoda.

Where Kairen is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKairenKairen

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kairen is 2.89 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5433
Provisional designation1988 VZ2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.51 km (#6,139 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.267
Rotation period10.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.74
Orbital period4.05 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.97 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.224
Inclination7.81°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.987 au

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

Also discovered on 10 November 1988

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