5176 Yoichi

Yoichi
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda
Discovery site Kushiro
Discovery date January 4, 1989
Designations
MPC designation 5176
Named after
 Yoichi
1989 AU
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.5204796
Perihelion 1.8475552
Eccentricity 0.3116456
1606.1142270
211.28599
Inclination 7.70801
94.19689
268.43302
Physical characteristics
0.0849
12.20

    5176 Yoichi (1989 AU) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 4, 1989 by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda at Kushiro. On November 2nd, 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.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ Preston, Steve. "(5176) Yoichi / HIP 14421 event on 2014 Nov 02, 10:58 UT". asteroidoccultation.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

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