1098 Hakone

1098 Hakone
Modelled shape of Hakone from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byO. Oikawa
Discovery siteTokyo Astronomical Obs.
Discovery date5 September 1928
Designations
(1098) Hakone
PronunciationJapanese: [hakone]
Named after
Mount Hakone
(Japanese volcanic mountain)
1928 RJ · 1926 EC
1950 QH1 · 1952 BE1
A906 RD · A917 DD
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.19 yr (40,247 days)
Aphelion3.0081 AU
Perihelion2.3686 AU
2.6884 AU
Eccentricity0.1189
4.41 yr (1,610 days)
13.741°
0° 13m 24.96s / day
Inclination13.377°
329.00°
80.805°
Physical characteristics
24.44 km (derived)
24.73±1.1 km
24.90±0.57 km
26.684±0.397 km
29.567±0.135 km
7.14±0.01 h
7.14117±0.00001 h
7.142±0.002 h
7.16±0.050 h
(40.0°, 43.0°) (λ11)
0.1745±0.0334
0.1865 (derived)
0.206±0.009
0.2404±0.022
0.245±0.013
SMASS = Xe · M · X
10.20 · 10.350±0.120 (R) · 10.5

1098 Hakone (prov. designation: 1928 RJ) is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt. The X-type asteroid has a rotation period of 7.1 hours and measures approximately 25 kilometers (16 miles) in diameter. Discovered by Japanese astronomer Okuro Oikawa at Tokyo Observatory in 1928, the asteroid was later named after the volcanic Mount Hakone in Japan.