(5744) Yorimasa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 December 1990 by Natori, A., Urata, T. at Yakiimo.

Where Yorimasa is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYorimasaYorimasa

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yorimasa is 1.96 au from the Sun and 0.993 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5744
Provisional designation1990 XP
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.98 km (#12,780 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.444
Absolute magnitude (H)13.8
Orbital period3.31 years
Semi-major axis2.22 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.91 – 2.53 au
Eccentricity0.139
Inclination4.84°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.923 au

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

Also discovered on 14 December 1990

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