(5592) Oshima Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 November 1990 by Suzuki, K., Urata, T. at Toyota.

Where Oshima is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsOshimaOshima

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Oshima is 3.38 au from the Sun and 4.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5592
Provisional designation1990 VB4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter22.7 km (#1,891 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0760
Rotation period12.5 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.12
Orbital period5.65 years
Semi-major axis3.17 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.94 – 3.40 au
Eccentricity0.0735
Inclination8.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.94 au

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

Also discovered on 14 November 1990

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