(7478) Hasse Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 20 July 1993 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.

Where Hasse is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hasse is 2.87 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7478
Provisional designation1993 OA4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter4.51 km (#11,606 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.199
Absolute magnitude (H)14.02
Orbital period4.84 years
Semi-major axis2.86 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.61 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.0891
Inclination3.14°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.60 au

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

Also discovered on 20 July 1993

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