(5064) Tanchozuru Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 March 1990 by Matsuyama, M., Watanabe, K. at Kushiro.

Where Tanchozuru is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsTanchozuruTanchozuru

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tanchozuru is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5064
Provisional designation1990 FS
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.83 km (#10,951 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.436
Rotation period375 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.42
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.67 au
Eccentricity0.185
Inclination6.56°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.831 au

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

Also discovered on 16 March 1990

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