(342431) Hilo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 October 2008 by Starkenburg at Heppenheim.
Hilo is the largest city on “The Big Island” of Hawai'i. Hilo is one of the rainiest cities in the world, home of the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, and is famous for the annual Merrie Monarch Festival, a week-long celebration of ancient and modern hula.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Hilo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hilo is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 342431 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 UQ90 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.66 |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.273 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.916 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 25 October 2008
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