(5563) Yuuri Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 9 November 1991 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.

Yuuri Ueda (b. 2005) is a granddaughter of the first discoverer.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #8, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Yuuri is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yuuri is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number5563
Provisional designation1991 VZ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.2 km (#4,999 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.324
Rotation period3.22 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.03
Orbital period4.60 years
Semi-major axis2.76 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.60 – 2.93 au
Eccentricity0.0610
Inclination10.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.62 au

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

Also discovered on 9 November 1991

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