(7308) Hattori Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 January 1995 by Shimizu, Y., Urata, T. at Nachi-Katsuura.

Where Hattori is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hattori is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number7308
Provisional designation1995 BQ4
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter10.1 km (#5,046 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.190
Absolute magnitude (H)12.75
Orbital period5.37 years
Semi-major axis3.07 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.94 – 3.19 au
Eccentricity0.0393
Inclination8.13°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.93 au

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

Also discovered on 31 January 1995

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