(5060) Yoneta Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 January 1988 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.

Where Yoneta is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYonetaYoneta

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoneta is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5060
Provisional designation1988 BO5
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.40 km (#6,226 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0760
Rotation period11.7 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.22
Orbital period4.22 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.192
Inclination1.97°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.13 au

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

Also discovered on 24 January 1988

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