(5454) Kojiki Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 March 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.

Where Kojiki is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kojiki is 2.78 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5454
Provisional designation1977 EW5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter16.8 km (#2,737 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0450
Absolute magnitude (H)12.67
Orbital period5.62 years
Semi-major axis3.16 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.75 – 3.57 au
Eccentricity0.130
Inclination5.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.77 au

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

Also discovered on 12 March 1977

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