(11107) Hakkoda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 25 October 1995 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.

Hakkoda is the generic name for several mountain peaks in northernmost Honshu. Kyuuya Fukada proposed it as one of the 100 most celebrated mountains in Japan for its beautiful forests and marshes. People love the beautiful scenery and nice spas.Naming citation (20031110/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Hakkoda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHakkodaHakkoda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hakkoda is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number11107
Provisional designation1995 UU4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter8.86 km (#5,859 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.225
Rotation period5.48 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.92
Orbital period5.20 years
Semi-major axis3.00 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.67 – 3.33 au
Eccentricity0.109
Inclination9.63°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.68 au

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

Also discovered on 25 October 1995

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