(5850) Masaharu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1990 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Masaharu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Masaharu is 2.47 au from the Sun and 3.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5850 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 XM |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.34 km (#14,365 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.334 |
| Rotation period | 302 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.37 |
| Orbital period | 3.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.79 – 2.54 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.174 |
| Inclination | 2.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.789 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 8 December 1990
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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