(9886) Aoyagi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 November 1994 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.
Fusao Aoyagi (b. 1952) is the president of astronomical society in the town of Ishikawa, Fukushima prefecture. He is involved with the organization of the annual Ishikawa star party.Naming citation (20010804/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Aoyagi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Aoyagi is 2.83 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9886 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 VM7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.10 km (#14,965 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.319 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 3.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Fusao
All asteroids named after someone called Fusao
Also discovered on 8 November 1994
More named asteroids discovered by S. Otomo
- (5488) Kiyosato
- (5561) Iguchi
- (5605) Kushida
- (5606) Muramatsu
- (5922) Shouichi
- (5973) Takimoto
- (6043) Aurochs
- (6336) Dodo
- (6410) Fujiwara
- (6729) Emiko
- (6790) Pingouin
- (6866) Kukai
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