(5295) Masayo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 February 1991 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T. at Kani.

Where Masayo is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsMasayoMasayo

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Masayo is 3.29 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5295
Provisional designation1991 CE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter21.0 km (#2,076 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.100
Absolute magnitude (H)11.99
Orbital period5.58 years
Semi-major axis3.15 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.86 – 3.44 au
Eccentricity0.0924
Inclination6.30°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.87 au

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

Also discovered on 5 February 1991

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