(5692) Shirao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 March 1992 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Where Shirao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Shirao is 2.31 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5692 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 FR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.55 km (#5,383 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.223 |
| Rotation period | 2.89 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.56 |
| Orbital period | 4.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 23 March 1992
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- (6330) Koen
- (6565) Reiji
- (6656) Yokota
- (6734) Benzenberg
- (6832) Kawabata
- (7293) Kazuyuki
- (7342) Uchinoura
- (7773) Kyokuchiken
- (9362) Miyajima
- (14436) Morishita
- (17501) Tetsuro