1971 Hagihara

1971 Hagihara
Discovery[1]
Discovered byIndiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program)
Discovery siteGoethe Link Obs.
Discovery date14 September 1955
Designations
(1971) Hagihara
Named after
Yusuke Hagihara
(astronomer)[2]
1955 RD1 · 1971 TZ2
main-belt · (outer)
Eos[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc59.65 yr (21,787 days)
Aphelion3.2479 AU
Perihelion2.7370 AU
2.9924 AU
Eccentricity0.0854
5.18 yr (1,891 days)
294.31°
0° 11m 25.44s / day
Inclination8.6990°
300.12°
120.50°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions12.289±0.156[1][4]
15±7 km (converted)[5]
0.135±0.028[1][4]
12.3[6][1]

1971 Hagihara, provisional designation 1955 RD1, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter.

It was discovered on 14 September 1955, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at the Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.[6] It was later named after Japanese astronomer Yusuke Hagihara.[2]

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