(5358) Meineko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 August 1992 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Meineko is the pen name of Kiyota Seiichiro (b. 1962), who has been observing variable stars since 1975. As Meineko, he has written a monthly guide on variable stars in the Japanese astronomy magazine Gekkan Tenmon and on CCD observation methods in textbooks.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #3, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Meineko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Meineko is 2.47 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5358 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 QH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.7 km (#3,463 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.235 |
| Rotation period | 65.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.76 |
| Orbital period | 4.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.86 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.186 |
| Inclination | 11.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.37 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.