(3902) Yoritomo Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 14 January 1986 by Inoda, S., Urata, T. at Karasuyama.

Where Yoritomo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoritomo is 3.39 au from the Sun and 4.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3902
Provisional designation1986 AL
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter28.4 km (#1,451 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0610
Rotation period10.8 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.69
Orbital period5.81 years
Semi-major axis3.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.02 – 3.44 au
Eccentricity0.0643
Inclination15.6°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.01 au

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

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