(9450) Akikoizumo Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 January 1998 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Akiko Izumo (b. 1962) is a folklorist of astronomy in Japan, who worked at a planetarium at Yokohama Science Center. She has written books on astronomy folklore, including encyclopedias and visual dictionaries.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #5, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Akikoizumo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Akikoizumo is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9450 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 9.01 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.89 |
| Orbital period | 3.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.130 |
| Inclination | 4.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.891 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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