(5142) Okutama Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 18 December 1990 by Hioki, T., Hayakawa, S. at Okutama.

Where Okutama is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Okutama is 1.99 au from the Sun and 1.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5142
Provisional designation1990 YD
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.15 km (#8,717 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.388
Rotation period3.80 hours
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)12.99
Orbital period4.05 years
Semi-major axis2.54 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 3.24 au
Eccentricity0.276
Inclination6.29°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.846 au

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

Also discovered on 18 December 1990

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