(3939) Huruhata Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 7 April 1953 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Huruhata is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Huruhata is 3.00 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3939
Provisional designation1953 GO
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter30.6 km (#1,334 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0290
Absolute magnitude (H)11.72
Orbital period5.49 years
Semi-major axis3.11 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.80 – 3.43 au
Eccentricity0.102
Inclination24.8°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.88 au

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

Also discovered on 7 April 1953

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