(5069) Tokeidai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 1991 by K. Watanabe at Sapporo.
Where Tokeidai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tokeidai is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5069 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 QB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.18 km (#8,665 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.320 |
| Rotation period | 3.66 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.133 |
| Inclination | 5.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.944 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (5970) Ohdohrikouen
- (7365) Sejong
- (8895) Nha
- (12127) Mamiya
- (13407) Ikukomakino
- (18903) Matsuura
- (18996) Torasan
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