(5973) Takimoto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 August 1991 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Named in memory of Daisuke Takimoto (1950-1997), an activist and computer programmer who lived in Tokyo. He represented the shareholders of the Tokyo Electric Power Company in the nuclear-power phase-out movement, joining thousands of other shareholders who wished to phase out nuclear power.Naming citation (19990728/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Takimoto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takimoto is 2.80 au from the Sun and 3.59 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5973 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 QC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.29 km (#7,321 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.230 |
| Rotation period | 11.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.10 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 3.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.