(1098) Hakone Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 September 1928 by O. Oikawa at Tokyo.

Where Hakone is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHakoneHakone

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hakone is 2.45 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1098
Provisional designation1928 RJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter26.7 km (#1,564 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.206
Rotation period7.14 hours
Spectral typeXe
Absolute magnitude (H)10.54
Orbital period4.41 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.38 – 3.00 au
Eccentricity0.116
Inclination13.4°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.43 au

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

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