5357 Sekiguchi

5357 Sekiguchi
Shape model of Sekiguchi from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byT. Fujii
K. Watanabe
Discovery siteKitami Obs.
Discovery date2 March 1992
Designations
(5357) Sekiguchi
Named after
Tomohiko Sekiguch
(Japanese astronomer)[2]
1992 EL · 1969 TB4
1971 BE3 · 1981 BH
1990 VJ4 · 1990 WU13
main-belt · (outer)[3]
Eos [4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc67.13 yr (24,518 days)
Aphelion3.2966 AU
Perihelion2.6794 AU
2.9880 AU
Eccentricity0.1033
5.17 yr (1,887 days)
75.618°
0° 11m 26.88s / day
Inclination9.0838°
301.97°
116.81°
Physical characteristics
13.948±0.118 km[5]
14.281±0.193 km[6]
14.52±0.65 km[7]
15.19±1.13 km[8]
5.4048±0.0011 h[9]
5.4100±0.0011 h[9]
5.41±0.01 h[10]
0.192±0.032[5][7]
0.334±0.052[8]
0.3829±0.0259[6]
C [3]
10.9[6][8] · 11.60[7] · 11.624±0.002 (R)[9] · 11.7[1][3] · 11.719±0.003 (R)[9]

5357 Sekiguchi (prov. designation: 1992 EL) is an Eos asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers (9 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 2 March 1992, by Japanese amateur astronomers Tetsuya Fujii and Kazuro Watanabe at the Kitami Observatory in eastern Hokkaidō, Japan. The asteroid was later named after Japanese astronomer Tomohiko Sekiguch.[2]

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