(5473) Yamanashi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 November 1988 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.

Where Yamanashi is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYamanashiYamanashi

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yamanashi is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5473
Provisional designation1988 VR
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.20 km (#10,241 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.313
Absolute magnitude (H)13.16
Orbital period3.68 years
Semi-major axis2.39 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.00 – 2.77 au
Eccentricity0.162
Inclination7.95°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.01 au

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

Also discovered on 5 November 1988

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