(3565) Ojima Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 December 1986 by Niijima, T., Urata, T. at Ojima.

Where Ojima is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ojima is 2.86 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3565
Provisional designation1986 YD
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter28.1 km (#1,472 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0320
Rotation period15.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.06
Orbital period5.73 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.80 – 3.60 au
Eccentricity0.124
Inclination7.35°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.82 au

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

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