Kiyosato

Key Facts

• Categorized as a Main-belt Asteroid
• Comparable in size to the city of Philadelphia (18.82 km diameter)
• Not a Near Earth Object
• Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
• See orbit simulation

Overview

Kiyosato is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified Kiyosato as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.

Kiyosato orbits the sun every 1,930 days (5.28 years), coming as close as 2.81 AU and reaching as far as 3.27 AU from the sun. Kiyosato is about 18.8 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Philadelphia.

The rotation of Kiyosato has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 8.76 hours.

No Close Approaches

Kiyosato's orbit is 1.80 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.

Images and Observations

Kiyosato's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 9, 1951. It was last officially observed on Jan. 4, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 4,488 observations used to determine its orbit.

Scientists have been able to determine this object's shape:

View asteroid Kiyosato in 3D.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

Similar Objects

These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of Kiyosato:

• 211 Isolda (A879 XA)
• 506 Marion (A903 DB)
• 514 Armida (A903 QC)

References

• JPL Small Body Database
• Mission Design
• Sky Finder Chart

Orbit Simulation

Sky Map

The position of Kiyosato is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.