(5124) Muraoka Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 4 February 1989 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Where Muraoka is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Muraoka is 2.22 au from the Sun and 3.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5124
Provisional designation1989 CW
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.07 km (#12,563 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.281
Absolute magnitude (H)13.98
Orbital period3.41 years
Semi-major axis2.27 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.09 – 2.44 au
Eccentricity0.0793
Inclination0.876°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 4 February 1989

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