(18469) Hakodate Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 1995 by Sato, N., Urata, T. at Chichibu.
Hakodate, located at the southern-most part of Hokkaido, is a prosperous city of fishing and tourism. The night view from Mount Hakodate is one of the best tourist attractions in Japan.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hakodate is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hakodate is 2.80 au from the Sun and 2.57 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 18469 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UC9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.02 km (#12,700 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.57 |
| Orbital period | 5.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.93 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0567 |
| Inclination | 2.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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