(7316) Hajdu Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.

Where Hajdu is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHajduHajdu

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hajdu is 2.70 au from the Sun and 3.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7316
Provisional designation3145 T-2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.42 km (#9,844 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.181
Absolute magnitude (H)14.31
Orbital period4.67 years
Semi-major axis2.80 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.46 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.120
Inclination4.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.48 au

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

Also discovered on 30 September 1973

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