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4072 Yayoi

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q152621

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
4071 Rostovdon[6]
Followed by
4073 Ruianzhongxue[7]
Absolute magnitude
+13.4, +13.48[23][24]
Albedo
+0.384[43]
Apoapsis
+2.284, +2.283601052866302[34][35]
Argument of periapsis
+126.23908, +127.0821926971468[38][39]
Asteroid spectral type
S-type asteroid[18]
Diameter
+4.694[42]
Discoverer or inventor
Hiroki Kosai, Kiichirō Furukawa[2][3]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[44]
Longitude of ascending node
+21.30177, +21.26363495261282[30][31]
Mean anomaly
+242.06542, +274.1597204872465[40][41]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[8]
Named after
Yayoi period[5]
Orbital eccentricity
0.06 (0.06–0.06, n=3)[20][21][22]
Orbital inclination
+2.16131, +2.160890811101124[25][26]
Orbital period
+3.14, +1147.29559655935[27][28]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[9]
Periapsis
+2.0061757, +2.005977206795943[36][37]
Provisional designation
1972 YW, 1975 XS5, 1981 UJ4, 1983 JO, 1984 UU2, 1984 WK1, 1987 SL6[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Rotation period
+4.006[29]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.1449089, +2.144789129831123[32][33]
Significant event
naming[19]
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Site of astronomical discovery
Kiso Observatory[4]
Time of discovery or invention
October 30, 1981[17]
Time of periapsis
+2461274.067151923
🏷️ Also known as
en Yayoi de (4072) Yayoi fa سیارک ۴۰۷۲ ja 弥生 ru 1984 UU2 ru 1984 WK1 ru 1987 SL6 ru (4072) 1981 UJ4 ru 1983 JO ru 1972 YW ru 1975 XS5 ru 1981 UJ4 uk 4072 Яйої zh 小行星4072
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03yl56b
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20004072
Minor Planet Center body ID
4072

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Summary

4072 Yayoi is an asteroid[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 4071 Rostovdon
    JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID → 20004072
    Time of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461274.067151923'}
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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