Discovery date 4 January 1989 Observation arc 29301 days (80.22 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Kushiro Observatory MPC designation 5176 | Alternative names 1989 AU Discovered 4 January 1989 Named after Yoichi Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda Aphelion 3.5226474 AU (526.98055 Gm) Perihelion 1.8547509 AU (277.46679 Gm) Discoverers Hiroshi Kaneda, Seiji Ueda | ||
5176 Yoichi (1989 AU) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 4, 1989 by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda at Kushiro. On November 2, it will pass in front of the 8.4 magnitude star HIP 14421, causing a magnitude drop from 8.4 to 14.1. It will be visible over Southern Japan, Eastern China, A large portion of Southern California, Flagstaff, Arizona, New Mexico, Northern Texas, Louisiana, Southern Mississippi, Alabama, and Northern Florida.
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