(5403) Takachiho Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 February 1990 by Kushida, Y., Inoue, M. at Yatsugatake.

Where Takachiho is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takachiho is 2.84 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5403
Provisional designation1990 DM
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter15.3 km (#3,076 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.184
Rotation period3.96 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.92
Orbital period5.26 years
Semi-major axis3.02 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.83 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.0656
Inclination10.3°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.84 au

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

Also discovered on 20 February 1990

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