(3733) Yoshitomo Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 15 January 1985 by Suzuki, K., Urata, T. at Toyota.

Where Yoshitomo is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yoshitomo is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.23 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3733
Provisional designation1985 AF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.3 km (#3,623 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0440
Rotation period260 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.35
Orbital period3.71 years
Semi-major axis2.40 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.93 – 2.86 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination5.87°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.947 au

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

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