(5591) Koyo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 November 1990 by T. Urata at Oohira.

Where Koyo is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKoyoKoyo

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Koyo is 2.74 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5591
Provisional designation1990 VF2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter17.1 km (#2,655 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0380
Spectral typeCb
Absolute magnitude (H)13.35
Orbital period4.64 years
Semi-major axis2.78 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.54 – 3.02 au
Eccentricity0.0866
Inclination4.24°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

Also discovered on 10 November 1990

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