(27790) Urashimataro Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 1993 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Urashima Taro is a Japanese legend about a kind-hearted young fisherman. The story is loved by generations of children and many beaches across Japan are claimed to be the setting where the story took place.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-04-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Urashimataro is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Urashimataro is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 27790 |
| Provisional designation | 1993 CG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.4 km (#4,363 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0720 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 5.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.37 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0620 |
| Inclination | 10.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.