(2582) Harimaya-Bashi Outer Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 26 September 1981 by T. Seki at Geisei.

Where Harimaya-Bashi is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHarimaya-BashiHarimaya-Bashi

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harimaya-Bashi is 3.12 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2582
Provisional designation1981 SA
Orbit classOuter Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter28.9 km (#1,432 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.134
Rotation period7.24 hours
Spectral typeXc
Absolute magnitude (H)10.71
Orbital period5.73 years
Semi-major axis3.20 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.00 – 3.41 au
Eccentricity0.0630
Inclination18.1°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.02 au

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

Also discovered on 26 September 1981

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