(1024) Hale Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 December 1923 by G. Van Biesbroeck at Williams Bay.
Where Hale is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hale is 2.98 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1024 |
| Provisional designation | A923 XC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 43.3 km (#889 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Rotation period | 106 hours |
| Spectral type | Ch |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.86 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.87 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.23 – 3.50 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 16.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1027) Aesculapia
- (1033) Simona
- (1045) Michela
- (1046) Edwin
- (1079) Mimosa
- (1270) Datura
- (1312) Vassar
- (1464) Armisticia
- (2253) Espinette
- (2463) Sterpin
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