(5960) Wakkanai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 October 1989 by Mukai, M., Takeishi, M. at Kagoshima.
Where Wakkanai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wakkanai is 2.51 au from the Sun and 3.47 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5960 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 US |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.67 km (#11,303 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.295 |
| Rotation period | 4.96 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 4.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.853 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 21 October 1989
More named asteroids discovered by Mukai, M., Takeishi, M.
- (4703) Kagoshima
- (5139) Rumoi
- (5286) Haruomukai
- (5468) Hamatonbetsu
- (5640) Yoshino
- (8866) Tanegashima
- (9368) Esashi
- (10516) Sakurajima
- (11064) Dogen
- (14446) Kinkowan
- (15790) Keizan
- (48498) Murahashi
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