9967 Awanoyumi

9967 Awanoyumi

Orbit of 9967 Awanoyumi (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by K. Endate and K. Watanabe
Discovery date 31 March 1992
Designations
MPC designation 9967 Awanoyumi
1992 FV1, 1942 FF, 1967 GB, 1989 RA6, 1994 WN13
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 27015 days (73.96 yr)
Aphelion 3.0320994 AU (453.59561 Gm)
Perihelion 2.1309471 AU (318.78515 Gm)
2.5815232 AU (386.19037 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1745389
4.15 yr (1515.0 d)
249.31311°
0° 14m 15.446s / day
Inclination 8.609054°
46.429976°
168.11082°
Earth MOID 1.12437 AU (168.203 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.93561 AU (289.563 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.387
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ~37.1 km[2]
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin
Celsius
12.9

    9967 Awanoyumi is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.16 years.[1]

    Discovered on March 31, 1992 by K. Endate and K. Watanabe, it was given the provisional designation "1992 FV1". It was later renamed Awanoyumi after Yumi Awano, the curator of the Okayama Astronomical Museum.[3]

    References

    1. 1 2 "9967 Awanoyumi (1992 FV1)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
    2. ↑ Tedesco E.F.; Noah P.V.; Noah M.; Price S.D. "The supplemental IRAS minor planet survey (SIMPS)".
    3. ↑ MPC 47298 Minor Planet Center

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