(1088) Mitaka Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 November 1927 by O. Oikawa at Tokyo.
Where Mitaka is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mitaka is 2.49 au from the Sun and 3.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1088 |
| Provisional designation | 1927 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.1 km (#3,107 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.173 |
| Rotation period | 3.04 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.33 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Inclination | 7.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.780 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 17 November 1927
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