(5834) Kasai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 September 1992 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Kiyoshi Kasai (b. 1947) was principal flutist with the Symphony Orchestra Basel (Switzerland). He is also an amateur astronomer and has discovered more than 80 new variable stars.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kasai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kasai is 2.65 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5834 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 SZ14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.2 km (#4,007 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.226 |
| Rotation period | 3.21 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.61 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Kiyoshi
All asteroids named after someone called Kiyoshi
Also discovered on 28 September 1992
- (7189) Kuniko
- (7828) Noriyositosi
- (7950) Berezov
- (8181) Rossini
- (8527) Katayama
- (13562) Bobeggleton
- (22346) Katsumatatakashi