(5333) Kanaya Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 October 1990 by Akiyama, M., Furuta, T. at Susono.

Where Kanaya is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanaya is 2.51 au from the Sun and 1.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5333
Provisional designation1990 UH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.6 km (#3,525 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0410
Rotation period3.80 hours
Spectral typeCh
Absolute magnitude (H)13.24
Orbital period3.59 years
Semi-major axis2.35 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.95 – 2.74 au
Eccentricity0.167
Inclination11.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.982 au

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

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