(5875) Kuga Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 December 1989 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Kuga is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuga is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.21 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5875 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 XO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.46 km (#7,132 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.443 |
| Rotation period | 5.55 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0485 |
| Inclination | 6.46° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.