Is this the smallest graph with the desired properties?

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The above graph has the following properties :

  • $1$) Every vertex is start vertex of some hamiltonian path.
  • $2$) It contains no hamiltonian cycle.
  • $3$) It has no cycle of length $3$.
  • $4$) It is planar.
  • $5$) It has at least $3$ vertices.

Property $5$ is only listed to avoid the $K_2$

I conjecture that this is the smallest graph with these properties.

The smallest graph fulfilling $1$) and $2$) and $5$) seems to have $9$ nodes, if $3$) also is required, then $10$ nodes seems to be the minimum. The example with $9$ nodes, which is introduced in the question Is there a name for graphs with the following property, is planar.

Is this the smallest graph with the properties $1-5$ ?