(5242) Kenreimonin Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 January 1991 by Inoda, S., Urata, T. at Karasuyama.

Where Kenreimonin is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kenreimonin is 2.69 au from the Sun and 1.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5242
Provisional designation1991 BO
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.51 km (#7,103 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.313
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)12.94
Orbital period4.69 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 2.99 au
Eccentricity0.0692
Inclination2.88°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.59 au

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

Also discovered on 18 January 1991

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