(5629) Kuwana Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 February 1993 by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S. at Okutama.

Where Kuwana is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKuwanaKuwana

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kuwana is 3.28 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5629
Provisional designation1993 DA1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.2 km (#3,350 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.193
Rotation period5.20 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.92
Orbital period5.33 years
Semi-major axis3.05 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 3.28 au
Eccentricity0.0753
Inclination10.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.86 au

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

Also discovered on 20 February 1993

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