(5237) Yoshikawa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 October 1990 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Where Yoshikawa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoshikawa is 2.41 au from the Sun and 1.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 5237 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 UF3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.8 km (#3,444 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0587 |
| Rotation period | 3.47 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.46 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0944 |
| Inclination | 5.13° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 26 October 1990
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- (5683) Bifukumonin
- (5684) Kogo
- (6025) Naotosato
- (6101) Tomoki
- (6245) Ikufumi
- (6269) Kawasaki
- (6566) Shafter
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