(4291) Kodaihasu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 November 1989 by Arai, M., Mori, H. at Yorii.
Kodaihasu, Japanese for “ancient lotus”, refers to preserved lotus seeds, perhaps 2500-3000 years old, found in 1971 in the ground at Kemigawa, Chiba prefecture, where they started to grow.Naming citation (19990928/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kodaihasu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kodaihasu is 3.18 au from the Sun and 3.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4291 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 VH |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 18.4 km (#2,438 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.131 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.76 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0750 |
| Inclination | 13.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.74 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 2 November 1989
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