(5402) Kejosmith Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 October 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.

Where Kejosmith is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kejosmith is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.97 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5402
Provisional designation1989 UK2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.19 km (#12,287 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.400
Rotation period2.70 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.63
Orbital period2.93 years
Semi-major axis2.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.77 – 2.33 au
Eccentricity0.137
Inclination16.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.802 au

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

Also discovered on 27 October 1989

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