(5291) Yuuko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 December 1990 by Matsuyama, M., Watanabe, K. at Kushiro.

Where Yuuko is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsYuukoYuuko

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yuuko is 2.54 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5291
Provisional designation1990 YT
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.32 km (#10,011 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.359
Absolute magnitude (H)13.5
Orbital period3.77 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.05 – 2.80 au
Eccentricity0.154
Inclination2.05°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.05 au

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

Also discovered on 20 December 1990

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