(5868) Ohta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1988 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Ohta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ohta is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.79 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5868 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 TQ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.38 km (#6,238 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Rotation period | 12.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.32 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.22 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.203 |
| Inclination | 3.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 October 1988
More named asteroids discovered by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.
- (4042) Okhotsk
- (4126) Mashu
- (4460) Bihoro
- (4491) Otaru
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4508) Takatsuki
- (4547) Massachusetts
- (4585) Ainonai
- (4607) Seilandfarm
- (4641) Ayako
- (4712) Iwaizumi
- (4773) Hayakawa
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