(338284) Hodal Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 October 2002 by NEAT at Palomar.
Gabriel Hodál (b. 1963) is a longtime leader of the Astronomy Club Nové Zámky in Slovakia and enthusiastically engages young people in enjoying astronomy and the sky.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hodal is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hodal is 1.77 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 338284 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 TW381 |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.46 |
| Orbital period | 2.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.72 – 1.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0641 |
| Inclination | 22.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.771 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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