(5562) Sumi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 November 1991 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Sumi Kaneda (b. 2006) is a granddaughter of the second discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Sumi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Sumi is 2.65 au from the Sun and 1.68 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5562 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 VS |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.47 km (#11,682 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.385 |
| Rotation period | 8.50 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.92 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.49 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.21 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.111 |
| Inclination | 7.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.23 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 November 1991
- (6729) Emiko
- (6969) Santaro
- (7769) Okuni
- (8864) Aikawa
- (9190) Masako
- (9960) Sekine
- (10099) Glazebrook
- (10343) Church
- (13077) Edschneider
- (15295) Tante Riek
- (20020) Mipach
More named asteroids discovered by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H.
- (3720) Hokkaido
- (4000) Hipparchus
- (4096) Kushiro
- (4127) Kyogoku
- (4155) Watanabe
- (4215) Kamo
- (4260) Yanai
- (4282) Endate
- (4284) Kaho
- (4343) Tetsuya
- (4350) Shibecha
- (4410) Kamuimintara
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