(284891) Kona Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 September 2009 by ESA OGS at ESA OGS.
Kona is the name of a district of the Big Island of Hawai'i. The district is on the leeward side of the island and the home of the annual Ironman Championship and the famous Kona Coffee.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-01-16), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Kona is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kona is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 284891 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 RT26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.75 |
| Orbital period | 5.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.09 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.211 |
| Inclination | 16.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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