(4929) Yamatai Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 December 1982 by Kosai, H., Hurukawa, K. at Kiso.

Where Yamatai is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYamataiYamatai

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yamatai is 2.11 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4929
Provisional designation1982 XV
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.95 km (#12,853 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.409
Rotation period45.3 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.95
Orbital period3.29 years
Semi-major axis2.21 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.08 – 2.34 au
Eccentricity0.0586
Inclination2.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.08 au

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

Also discovered on 13 December 1982

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