(5825) Rakuyou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 January 1990 by A. Sugie at Dynic.
Named for the Kyoto city Rakuyou technical high school, originally established in 1894 as Kyoto city dyeing and weaving school. Since its foundation the school has consistently been concerned with industrial technology and has graduated many young technicians. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by S. Sakabe.Naming citation (19960828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rakuyou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rakuyou is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5825 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 BR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.7 km (#4,212 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.124 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 3.11 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 12.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.26 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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