(5117) Mokotoyama Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 8 April 1988 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Mokotoyama is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mokotoyama is 3.08 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5117
Provisional designation1988 GH
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)12.51
Orbital period5.36 years
Semi-major axis3.06 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.86 – 3.26 au
Eccentricity0.0651
Inclination9.76°
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 8 April 1988

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