(4407) Taihaku Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 13 October 1988 by M. Koishikawa at Ayashi.

Where Taihaku is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Taihaku is 2.85 au from the Sun and 3.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4407
Provisional designation1988 TF1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.32 km (#5,534 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.311
Spectral typeSa
Absolute magnitude (H)12.65
Orbital period4.47 years
Semi-major axis2.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.55 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.0606
Inclination4.72°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.54 au

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

Also discovered on 13 October 1988

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