(5114) Yezo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 February 1988 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Named for Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, which was known as Yezo until 1869.Naming citation (19960828/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yezo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yezo is 2.48 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5114 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 CO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 4.30 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.88 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.47 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 2.51 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0138 |
| Inclination | 4.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 February 1988
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
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