(9605) A Coruna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 January 1992 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
A Coruña is a coastal city in Spain, located in the Autonomous Community of Galicia. It is an important cultural, educational, economic, and tourist center. Remains of its earliest inhabitants, dating back 7000 years, have been found. The city is home to the Tower of Hercules, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest active lighthouse in the world.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where A Coruna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: A Coruna is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9605 |
| Provisional designation | 1992 AP3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.79 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.85 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.183 |
| Inclination | 2.69° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.989 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.