(3904) Honda Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 22 February 1988 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.

Where Honda is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHondaHonda

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Honda is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3904
Provisional designation1988 DQ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter14.8 km (#3,188 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.234
Rotation period8.46 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.77
Orbital period4.09 years
Semi-major axis2.56 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.31 – 2.81 au
Eccentricity0.0976
Inclination15.0°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.35 au

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

Also discovered on 22 February 1988

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