(5112) Kusaji Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1987 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Where Kusaji is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kusaji is 1.96 au from the Sun and 1.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5112 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 SM13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.42 km (#14,180 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.500 |
| Rotation period | 2.80 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.89 – 2.46 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 5.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.902 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H.
- (3720) Hokkaido
- (4000) Hipparchus
- (4096) Kushiro
- (4127) Kyogoku
- (4155) Watanabe
- (4215) Kamo
- (4260) Yanai
- (4282) Endate
- (4284) Kaho
- (4343) Tetsuya
- (4350) Shibecha
- (4410) Kamuimintara
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