(5179) Takeshima Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1989 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Where Takeshima is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takeshima is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5179 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 EO1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.31 km (#12,027 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.416 |
| Rotation period | 1,069 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.93 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0469 |
| Inclination | 6.28° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.21 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by T. Seki
- (2396) Kochi
- (2571) Geisei
- (2582) Harimaya-Bashi
- (2621) Goto
- (2835) Ryoma
- (2880) Nihondaira
- (2961) Katsurahama
- (3150) Tosa
- (3182) Shimanto
- (3262) Miune
- (3431) Nakano
- (3785) Kitami
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