(4771) Hayashi Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 September 1989 by Yanai, M., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.

Where Hayashi is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hayashi is 3.10 au from the Sun and 3.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4771
Provisional designation1989 RM2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.5 km (#3,553 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0980
Rotation period9.80 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.76
Orbital period4.41 years
Semi-major axis2.69 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.27 – 3.11 au
Eccentricity0.155
Inclination4.80°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.26 au

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

Also discovered on 7 September 1989

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