9972 Minoruoda

9972 Minoruoda
Orbit of 9972 Minoruoda (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery and designation
Discovered by S. Otomo
Discovery date May 26, 1993
Designations
Alternate name(s) 1993 KQ, 1958 DQ, 1979 HE6, 1982 BE2, 1989 AQ9
Epoch October 27, 2007
Ap 2.7470181 AU
Peri 1.8320159 AU
Semi-major axis 2.289517 AU
Eccentricity 0.1998243
Orbital period 1265.3604210 d
Mean anomaly 73.04899°
Inclination 9.42008°
Longitude of ascending node 97.95756°
Argument of peri 124.54657°
Surface temp.
   Kelvin
   Celsius
min mean max
Spectral type C-type asteroid[1]
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.6

9972 Minoruoda is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.46 years.[2]

Discovered on May 26, 1993 by S. Otomo it was given the provisional designation 1993 KQ. It was later renamed "Minoruoda" after Minoru Oda, a former director general of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science.[3]

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