(4402) Tsunemori Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 February 1987 by Niijima, T., Urata, T. at Ojima.

Where Tsunemori is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tsunemori is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.92 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4402
Provisional designation1987 DP
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.21 km (#5,614 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.367
Rotation period16.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.09
Orbital period4.92 years
Semi-major axis2.89 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.82 – 2.96 au
Eccentricity0.0249
Inclination7.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.83 au

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

Also discovered on 25 February 1987

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