(5591) Koyo

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Asteroid
(5591) Koyo
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hoffmeister family
Major semi-axis 2.7805  AU
eccentricity 0.0841
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5466 AU - 3.0144 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.2280 °
Sidereal period 4.64 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.86 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.1 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: Cb
history
Explorer Takeshi Urata
Date of discovery November 10, 1990
Another name 1990 VF 2 , 1987 BG 3 , 1985 PW 1 , 1981 WG 8
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(5591) Koyo is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 10 November 1990 by Japanese astronomers Takeshi Urata was discovered.

The asteroid was named after Koyo Kawanishi , a Japanese astronomer.

See also