(92097) Aidai Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 December 1999 by A. Nakamura at Kuma Kogen.
Ehime University, whose nickname is Aidai, is one of the 87 national universities in Japan. It was established in 1949 with the consolidation of four schools. Since the foundation of the Research Center for Space and Cosmic Evolution in 2007, Aidai has promoted the study of astronomy and cosmology.Naming citation (20090209/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aidai is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aidai is 3.55 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 92097 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 XX37 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.63 km (#6,964 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0630 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 5.85 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.92 – 3.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 1.17° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.93 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 December 1999
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- (23032) Fossey
- (23038) Jeffbaughman
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- (25462) Haydenmetsky
- (29986) Shunsuke
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