(44475) Hikarumasai Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1998 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Hikaru Masai (b. 1987) is a Japanese vocalist and original member of the musical group Kalafina.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hikarumasai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hikarumasai is 3.41 au from the Sun and 4.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 44475 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 WF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.63 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.301 |
| Inclination | 5.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.850 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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