(3720) Hokkaido Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1987 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.
Where Hokkaido is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hokkaido is 2.38 au from the Sun and 1.63 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3720 |
| Provisional designation | 1987 UR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.25 km (#12,160 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.563 |
| Rotation period | 4.79 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 6.79° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 October 1987
More named asteroids discovered by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H.
- (4000) Hipparchus
- (4096) Kushiro
- (4127) Kyogoku
- (4155) Watanabe
- (4215) Kamo
- (4260) Yanai
- (4282) Endate
- (4284) Kaho
- (4343) Tetsuya
- (4350) Shibecha
- (4410) Kamuimintara
- (4454) Kumiko
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