(9985) Akiko Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 12 May 1996 by McNaught, R. H., Abe, H. at Yatsuka.

Where Akiko is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akiko is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number9985
Provisional designation1996 JF
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter3.02 km (#15,170 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.377
Rotation period56.4 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)14.6
Orbital period3.49 years
Semi-major axis2.30 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.98 – 2.63 au
Eccentricity0.142
Inclination5.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.984 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 12 May 1996

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