(5176) Yoichi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 January 1989 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Yoichi is a city of population of 24 000 located in southwestern Hokkaido and noted for its fruit and marine products.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yoichi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoichi is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5176 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 AU |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.6 km (#2,775 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0849 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.35 |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.69 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 3.52 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.311 |
| Inclination | 7.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.867 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 4 January 1989
- (4000) Hipparchus
- (4179) Toutatis
- (4260) Yanai
- (4497) Taguchi
- (4499) Davidallen
- (4710) Wade
- (5374) Hokutosei
- (6708) Bobbievaile
- (7120) Davidgavine
- (7645) Pons
- (9843) Braidwood
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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