(5240) Kwasan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1990 by Suzuki, K., Urata, T. at Toyota.
Where Kwasan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kwasan is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5240 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 XE |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.02 km (#7,616 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.393 |
| Rotation period | 5.67 hours |
| Spectral type | V |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.86 |
| Orbital period | 3.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 5.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by Suzuki, K., Urata, T.
- (3165) Mikawa
- (3178) Yoshitsune
- (3533) Toyota
- (3733) Yoshitomo
- (3828) Hoshino
- (4035) Thestor
- (4037) Ikeya
- (4212) Sansyu-Asuke
- (4374) Tadamori
- (4445) Jimstratton
- (4488) Tokitada
- (4604) Stekarstrom
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