(5855) Yukitsuna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 October 1992 by Natori, A., Urata, T. at Yakiimo.

Where Yukitsuna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yukitsuna is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5855
Provisional designation1992 UO2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter11.1 km (#4,512 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.273
Rotation period19.0 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.13
Orbital period4.08 years
Semi-major axis2.55 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.16 – 2.95 au
Eccentricity0.154
Inclination15.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.17 au

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

Also discovered on 26 October 1992

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