(2746) Hissao Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 September 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Hissao is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHissaoHissao

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hissao is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2746
Provisional designation1979 SJ9
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.22 km (#10,203 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.373
Rotation period3.18 hours
Spectral typeSr
Absolute magnitude (H)13.42
Orbital period3.37 years
Semi-major axis2.25 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.06 – 2.44 au
Eccentricity0.0839
Inclination3.98°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.07 au

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

Also discovered on 22 September 1979

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