(4640) Hara Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 1 April 1989 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O. at Yatsugatake.

Where Hara is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHaraHara

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hara is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4640
Provisional designation1989 GA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.05 km (#8,843 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.304
Rotation period3.53 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.46
Orbital period3.38 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.49 au
Eccentricity0.108
Inclination4.21°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.03 au

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

Also discovered on 1 April 1989

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