(5082) Nihonsyoki Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 February 1977 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.
Where Nihonsyoki is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nihonsyoki is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5082 |
| Provisional designation | 1977 DN4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.3 km (#3,596 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.07 |
| Orbital period | 5.55 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 2.95° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 18 February 1977
- (2330) Ontake
- (2924) Mitake-mura
- (2960) Ohtaki
- (3249) Musashino
- (3391) Sinon
- (3607) Naniwa
- (4186) Tamashima
- (4812) Hakuhou
- (4963) Kanroku
- (5017) Tenchi
- (7104) Manyousyu
- (7105) Yousyozan
More named asteroids discovered by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K.
- (2271) Kiso
- (2330) Ontake
- (2470) Agematsu
- (2924) Mitake-mura
- (2960) Ohtaki
- (3111) Misuzu
- (3249) Musashino
- (3291) Dunlap
- (3319) Kibi
- (3320) Namba
- (3391) Sinon
- (3607) Naniwa
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