(7139) Tsubokawa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 February 1994 by Niijima, T., Urata, T. at Ojima.

Where Tsubokawa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsubokawa is 2.97 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7139
Provisional designation1994 CV2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.77 km (#5,945 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.210
Rotation period2.76 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.9
Orbital period5.19 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.93 – 3.06 au
Eccentricity0.0213
Inclination9.78°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.94 au

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

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