(4863) Yasutani Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 November 1987 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Where Yasutani is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yasutani is 2.91 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4863 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 VH1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.81 km (#5,220 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.350 |
| Rotation period | 8.62 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0212 |
| Inclination | 2.18° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H.
- (3720) Hokkaido
- (4000) Hipparchus
- (4096) Kushiro
- (4127) Kyogoku
- (4155) Watanabe
- (4215) Kamo
- (4260) Yanai
- (4282) Endate
- (4284) Kaho
- (4343) Tetsuya
- (4350) Shibecha
- (4410) Kamuimintara
← (4862) Loke · (4864) Nimoy →