(9393) Apta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Apt, on the Calavon river, is a small city in southern France (Provence) and originally a Roman colony Colonia Julia Apta. It is now a well-known center for dried fruits, marmalade and lavender oil.Naming citation (20021120/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Apta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Apta is 2.36 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9393 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 PT14 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.83 km (#10,943 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.250 |
| Rotation period | 3.29 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.84 |
| Orbital period | 4.21 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0984 |
| Inclination | 4.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 10 August 1994
- (6836) Paranal
- (7661) Reincken
- (7960) Condorcet
- (8205) Van Dijck
- (8890) Montaigne
- (9079) Gesner
- (9205) Eddywally
- (9392) Cavaillon
- (9394) Manosque
- (9395) Saint Michel
- (9638) Fuchs
- (9639) Scherer