(1483) Hakoila Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 February 1938 by Y. Vaisala at Turku.

Where Hakoila is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHakoilaHakoila

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hakoila is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1483
Provisional designation1938 DJ1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.6 km (#4,753 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.237
Rotation period239 hours
Spectral typeSq
Absolute magnitude (H)12.01
Orbital period4.47 years
Semi-major axis2.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.22 – 3.21 au
Eccentricity0.181
Inclination4.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.24 au

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

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