(4672) Takuboku Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 17 April 1988 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H. at Kushiro.

Where Takuboku is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Takuboku is 3.30 au from the Sun and 3.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4672
Provisional designation1988 HB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter28.1 km (#1,473 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.108
Rotation period4.38 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.61
Orbital period5.71 years
Semi-major axis3.19 au
Perihelion – aphelion3.05 – 3.34 au
Eccentricity0.0446
Inclination15.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)2.04 au

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

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