(39799) Hadano Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 23 October 1997 by A. Asami at Hadano.

Hadano is the city in which Hadano Astronomical Observatory is located. Famous in the past for its tobacco production, today Hadano is noted for its fresh springs. It is situated at the foot of the Tanzawa mountains in an area of great natural beauty.Naming citation (20030106/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hadano is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hadano is 1.76 au from the Sun and 0.810 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number39799
Provisional designation1997 UO1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period3.38 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)15.29
Orbital period3.22 years
Semi-major axis2.18 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.76 – 2.61 au
Eccentricity0.194
Inclination3.79°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.765 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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