(4033) Yatsugatake Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 16 March 1986 by Inoue, M., Muramatsu, O. at Kobuchizawa.

Where Yatsugatake is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yatsugatake is 2.05 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4033
Provisional designation1986 FA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.78 km (#11,047 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.256
Rotation period5.69 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)13.76
Orbital period3.35 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.04 – 2.44 au
Eccentricity0.0911
Inclination5.12°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

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